prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,578 Mrs. Kathleen N. Mills, Individually, Michael Wayne Mills, Individually v. United States

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

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In August 1976, Congress enacted the National Swine Flu Act, 42 U.S.C. § 247b(j- l) (1976), in response to a perceived threat of a new strain of influenza virus. Initiation of an immunization program was in part prompted by the medical discovery in February 1977 of the swine flu virus in military servicemen at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The strain was related to the one that was prevalent during the 1918-19 swine flu pandemic that was responsible for 20 million deaths worldwide, including the deaths of 500,000 Americans. State, federal, and local authorities, as…