10 years before this report THIS"In march of 1997…." watch from 5.27. It is the story of going to find preserved Spanish Flu samples. From this excursion to that 2007 report in your post, I see the start of it all. They found what they were looking for. Am i on track here Q?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NRTC1BlHg0

>>8548475

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/reconstruction-1918-virus.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Hultin

>>8548521

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/16/us/scientists-uncover-clues-to-flu-epidemic-of-1918.html