Vincent and Dick explain virus classification, and revisit the 1976 swine flu immunization campaign and Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Links for this episode:

• International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
• CBS 60 Minutes on 1976 swine flu vaccine (thanks Gus and Swiss compass!)
• Vaccines and Guillain-Barré
• NINDS Guillain-Barré Information
• Reflections on the 1976 swine flu vaccination program
• Swine influenza outbreak at Fort Dix, 1976

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