December 05, 2025

Vax Facts Friday 12.5.25

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Q: The son of which U.S. president died in infancy due to influenza?

A. Abraham Lincoln 
B. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) 
C. George W. Bush 
D. Bill Clinton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The correct answer is B. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) 
FDR and his wife Eleanor had their first child in 1906. Over the next 10 years, the Roosevelts had five more children, all of whom were boys. Unfortunately, one child became sick with influenza as an infant, and died as a result.
 

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