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Vaccines Aren’t to Blame for 1918 Spanish Flu Fatalities

Quinton SmithQuinton Smith
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21st August 2020
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10:46 pm
29th March 2021
Vaccines Aren’t to Blame for 1918 Spanish Flu Fatalities
The flu devastated a third of the world's population (Getty Images).

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In mid-August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, social media users began sharing the claim.

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