The State Archives has 1 box of Swine Influenza Immunization Program records from 1975-1979 in the Minnesota Dept. of Health records. The records document the statewide program to immunize vulnerable segments of Minnesota’s population against swine influenza, which in the middle 1970s was epidemic in many parts of the world.

The records include files on the administration of the program and on public outreach and informational activities; data on a grant received by the state from the federal Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare as part of the National Influenza Immunization Program; statistics on vaccine usage and immunizations; and program evaluations from the majority of Minnesota’s counties.

There is also a photo of a woman receiving a swine flu vaccination, a circular advertising swine flu immunization clinics, and a poster (”Roll Up Your Sleeves Minnesota”), all three in the MHS Photo and Art Database.