Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 144, Decatur, Adams County, 19 June 1957 — Page 9

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1967

Hopeful 1957 To Be Light Polio Year Polio Season Just Getting Underway . WASHINGTON (UP) — Health authorities said today there is every reason to hope that this will be a light ydar for polio. But 'lt is still too early to be sure. The polio season is just now getting. underway. The number of cases usually climbs steadily from late June until August or September. So far this year, there have been only about half as many polio cases as there were during the same period of 1956— and 1956 was itself a light year by comparison with the pre-Salk vaccine era. Public Health - Service figures published last week showed 1,038 polio cases reported through the 23 weeks ending June 8, compared with 2,040 during the same period last year.

Public Auction * ' RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY and % ACRE OF LAND WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 6:30 P.M. (Evening Sale) LOCATION: South of Decatur, Indiana on Highway 27 to Hammond’s Market (formerly Connie's Market) then two miles west. Or one mile north and two miles west of Coppess Corners. DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A BRICK SCHOOL BUILDING 49x40 THAT HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A RESIDENCE. Unusually well constructed, full basertient and in excellent repair. Has Nice Entrance Hall, Large Kitchen, Dining Room, Living Room and Den, Fine Builtin Book Cases and Shelving, Two Bedrooms with Large Closets, Large Picture Window in Living Room, Hardwood Floors. Good Well with Pressure System. Good Furnace only three years old. IDEALLY LOCATED ON % ACRE OF LAND. Nice Lawn and Garden Spot. TERMS—2O% dav of sale, balance upon delivery of good title or will sell on 'contract. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. BENJAMIN W. TEEPLE, Owner J. F. Sanmann—Auctioneer Sale conducted by Midwest Realty Auction Co., Decatur, Indiana. 15 19 22

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A spokesman Said the figures “are not very, significant” this early in the season. Some of the worst epidemics have begun in July or August after a comparatively slow start. 65,000,000 Vaccinated The main reason for hoping that this year’s record will continue to be good, he said, is that nearly three-fourths of the people in the most susceptible group have received some degree of protection from Salk vaccine. By June 1, 65,000,000 Americans had received one or more Salk shots. Nine million of these were vaccinated during April and May. Polio strikes hardest among youths under 20 and among pregnant women. There are 67,000,000 people in this group, and 54,000,000 of them have had one or more shotsAlthough polio incidence declines above age 20, it continues to be a substantial threat to all ages below 40. Only 11,000.000 of the 42,000,000 Americans (other than pregnant women; between the ages of 20 and 40 have received shots. r '

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Health Drive Successful The American Medical Assn, and other health groups launched a nationwide drive last February to vaccinate everyone under 4. The response far exceeded expectations. Within a few weeks, the “get vaccinated” campaign had stimulated such a heavy demand for vaccine that a backlog of 26,000,000 shots, built up during the winter, was exhausted. By March 30, there was an acute nationwide, shortage, and Surgeon General Leßoy H. Burney called an emergency conference to consider rationing. At that time, the national inventory of Salk shots stood at 3,200,000 doses —the lowest since the vaccine was released for use in 1955. The March 30 conference decided to soft-pedal mass vaccination programs for adults until fall. In the meantime, communities were urged to give priority to young people under 20 and pregnant women. With these adjustments, it was felt that no return to voluntary rationing was necessary.

Decision Vindicated Time seems to have vindicated this decision Despite widespread accination programs for school ildren during the past two months, supplies have held up well. By mid-June, the national inventory was 9,200,000 shots, an increase of six million since March 80. . Witn manufacturers scheduled to release about 20 million more shots during July, health officials believe that supplies will be ample to meet all demands during the summer — unless an unexpectedly severe epidemic should develop. * The Public Health Service devoutly hopes that adults who have postponed getting their shots will go ahead with inoculations this fall and winter, when supplies again begin to pile up. The Na-

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tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the American Medical Assn, plan to launch new adult - vaccination drives then. Until the great majority of adults, as well as young people, have the protection of the vaccine, polio will continue to be a threat. L

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