Show T7 Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley Single Copy $75 USPS short supply Flu vaccine in Kathy Hatter A delay and possibly a reduction in the shipment of influenza vaccine nationwide has forced public health officials to cancel scheduled flu shot clinics in Delta and Fillmore Local health care prov iders have also exhausted their supply of the vaccine The Central Utah Public Health Department was expecting 5S00 doses of vaccine but will receive only 580 doses Last year the Public Health Department in Delta provided 700 flu vaccine immunizations The amount expected for the flu season are 70vaccines or 10 percent of previous doses according to Robert Resendes Health Officer "We will follow Centers for Disease Control guidelines at public health departments and give priority for immunizaresidents as the accine tions to supply allows" said Resendes Local physicians have administrated their supply of flu vaccine and at least one doctor is expecting another shipment Although CDC recommendations are not binding and doctors can give flu shots to whomever they want they will immunize high risk patients first are people Those considered 65 or older residents of nursing homes and chronic care facilities adults and children with a chronic health problem such as diabetes heart disease or asthma persons 6 months to 8 years receiv ing longterm aspirin therapy pregnant women who will be in the second or third trimesters dunng the flu season and people who live w ith or care for these groups Influenza vaccine supplies this year should be about equal to what was disa subbut nationwide tributed last year stantial amount of vaccine will reach providers later than usual Most vaccine doses are usually available to providers by October with 99 percent of distributed doses received before December However many doses are now' expected to be distributed in December or early January The federal government is recommending healthy residents delay getting their flu shots so those who need them most can get them as they become available A delayed vaccination schedule will still protect most people if the flu season does not peak until January or later as it has in 14 of the past 8 years officials said tensifying the supply problem Manufacturers are working closely with the Food and Drug Administration to address these issues of influenzadunng the winEpidemics ter account for nearly 20000 deaths and 110000 hospitalizations each year The flu strikes all age groups however rates of infection are highest among children and those 65 years and older with medical conditions that place them at high nsk from complications Vaccinations are the mary method for preventing flu and its adverse impact The licensed flu vaccine used in the tion made from inactivated or killed fluenza viruses cannot cause influenza hen the vaccine infection or illness ruses and circulating viruses are well matched vaccine can be very effective However flu vaccine only provides protection against influenza according to the Centers for Disease Control Individuals who have received the flu vaccine may develop a respiratory illness due to other virus but mistaken for flu vaccine is made from influenza ruses that continually change and is updated each year This year's flu shotscon-taitwo Type A and one Type B strains representing flu viruses most likely to circulate in the United States dunng the upcoming winter The strains are dubbed A' and B Panama A New Caledonia Flu Yamanashi The vaccine virus is initially grown in embryonated hens’ eggs The virus may contain small amounts of residual egg protein and thimerosal a compound Individuals known to have a hypersensitivity to eggs or other components of the influenza vaccine should not have a flu shot without first consulting a doctor Based on information from flu vaccine manufacturers distribution of approximately 75 million doses is anticipated This total includes nine million doses the Centers for Disease Control has contracted with one vaccine manufacturer to produce Dunng last year's flu season about 77 million doses of vaccine were distributed in the nation of which three million were returned for a net of 74 million doses Production of influenza vaccine will continue through December Typical flu symptoms include fever dry cough sore throat runny or stuify nose headache muscle aches and extreme fatigue Children may experience gastrointestinal problems like nausea vomiting and diarrheas but such symptoms are not common m adults Although the term ‘stomach flu' is sometimes used to describe gastrointestinal illnesses this is caused by other organisms and is not lated to ‘true’ flu Flu can occur even afler vaccination though its symptoms are usually less vere The vaccine prevents illness in percent of healthy people younger than 65 and prevents hospitalization m percent of older people depending on their general health Temporary shortages of the vaccine because of delayed or partial shipments is not a reason to become anxious Flu shots can be taken at any time during flu season It takes after receiving the shot for a person to develop protective antibodies accordng to Resendes What do you think the presidential candidates should do? AiCUfijn erf I "v “Should allow it to play out the " way the law reads Jean Robison s “Maintain still uniil their it s dignity all over and keep ” Linda Boggess 90 No 19 November 16 2000 AirMed crew trains emergency By "Because pneumonia is one main complication from influenza infection vaccination against pneumonia is being recommended to a greater extent this year for groups” said Resendes “This shot that could save vaccine is your life particularly m light of this precedented de lay in the flu accine supply” A single dose of pneumonia vaccine protects against 23 different types of pneumonia bacteria and is usually given just once in a lifetime Some people with certain chronic illnesses may need a second dose in five years Although pneumonia can be treated ith antibiotics the best protection is v accinanon against pneumonia The vaccine is safe effective and affordable Medicare Pan B also covers it and can be given anytime of the year or when the influenza vaccine in given The pneumonia vaccine however is not a substitute for influenza vaccinations and individuals need to have an fluenza accine w hen it is av ailable Two important factors complicate how much influenza vaccine is available One component of the vaccine grew more slowly than anticipated In addition one company making the vaccine closed Vol "Gore should step down and say Bush won " Andrea Burton t units in Millard Jo Speak man Local Emergency Units received training from an AirMed crew on Saturday at 2 pm at County Court facilities in south Fillmore The AirMed Helicopter flew in from Salt Lake City Saturday morning to meet with members of the East Millard Ambulance Millard County Deputies East Millard Search and Rescue and Utah Highway Patrol About 35 people were to receive excellent privileged training from the crew of the AirMed which consisted of Pilot Kent Boyak Paramedic Dan Yeaman and Nurse Rob Stantus Kns Shields Area Coordinator for East Millard Ambulance said with more calls being received concern ng mountain and desert injuries there is a need to know how to direct and assist w ith AirMed and Lifeflight rescues The Ambulances are equipped with GPSfGlobal Positioning Systems) which their people need to know how to use in order to direct the rescue helicopters to the site of injury They were taught how to use GPS which is able to give location tell where objects wires obstacles are give distance elev ation etc of a specific place which enables the AirMed to get in safely land and leave without problems They also learned how to set up an Landing Zone (LZ) for the AirMed how to: determine size of LZ handle obstacles check wind arrange lighting to guide helicopter and use personal safety as it lands Two types of Air Ambulances are AirMed w hich is based at the University of Utah Hospital and Lifeflight —of is based at LDS Hospital in SLC liicre are also two Air Ambulances in Utah County now one at Timpanogos Hospital (AirMed) and one at Utah ley Hospital (Lifeflight) AirMed also has a fixed wing Ambulance (plane) which has been useJ in the It is County and lands at the airports County By Betty I aV helicopter over Fillmore Airport I he needed possibly suing a hie used when lareer stall's are needed to care AirMed I all us It you find for the patient during transport AirMed pile' said has three choppers considered Air you don need us we'll turn " it won't cost anything bulances each of which carries a Nurse AirMed is equipped to monitor and Paramedic and Pilot It is their job to get the treat the highest acuity patients such as patient to the Hospital trauma or burn aJull pediatric trauma adult pediatric facility or pediatricHospitil Just within medical high risk OB BI S transports the “Golden Hour" if possible hums scene flights Having the Ambulances based in the and provide rapid transport to the County is a big advanttee which often most appropriate lacilitv enables the patient to be flown immediKris Shields was very upbeat about the ately to the necessary unit from the scene of injury rather than being taken to the training She said thev received great trainwill be very valuable in ing and (eels hospital then afler the doctor sees them their weak in the future and is grateful to calling for AirMed or Lifeflight The amthe crew and AirMed bulance can call for the Air Ambulance at the scene if it is determined that it is AirMed Tourism’s Swalberg receives award By Betty Jo Speak man It was in the 70’s when Harold Steward called Glen Swalberg into the County Commissioner’s office and said he had a job for him He told Swalberg he wanted him to be over Tourism in the County He jumped in and went to work As Tourhe was on the ism chairman Panoramaland Board composed of members of the Six County Board of Tourism was Swalberg again called into the County Commissioner's office on 3 November 2000 where he was awarded a plaque and honored for more than tw enty years of service in Tourism in the County The plaque read: Awarded to Glen Swalberg “A Name Synonymous ilh Tourism" For 20 plus y ears of Dedicated Service to Millard County Presented by Commissioners La Far Cox Tony Dearden Steve Draper One of the latest projects Swalberg has been involved in is Van's Dance Hall w hich will feel again the throb of dance music Thursday night as it opens for the first time in many years It is not yet fully restored that will take about two more years Swalberg said It can be used and Commissioner LaVar Cox Commissioner Steeve Draper Glen Swalberg and Commissioner Tony Dearden enjoyed while that is being done "It has been really thrilling to sec tourism grow from just a trickle to the good thing it is now Our budget was $340H) when started now it is about ShOOOO with all of that coming from tourism tax and projects" said Swalberg He commented on the tremendous tourism potential Millard County has with the AfV trails canyons deserts parks County employee benefits approved - V Betty Jo Speakman County Commissioners and about three dozen County employees discussed Cost Of Living Allowances raise in Insurance premiums and perscnptions and Merit raises as part of Monday aftemoons’s C ommissioners meeting In question was whether to establish a 3 COLA and if so whether to give it as 3 of employee's actual salary or to give it as an even raise to each employee It was suggested by an employee that it be 4 of employees salary and the other i‘4 as an evenly distributed raise between all employees regardless of salary rate In the case of 3“o of salary those with high salaries will receive a larger raise than those with lesser salaries With the even raise those with higher salary would receive the same as those with lower comes When a motion was made to give 3 based on salary it was seconded carried and approved unammounsly by the Commission By I — jb ' s" f:J i y ftf 4 “They should have to abide by what’s decided in court and don I ” bring their lawyers into it Pauline Dutson t" os' jt ft "- - I s " jr n - - - " Should get overseas votes and see how they come out and just deal with it " Ken Poulsen "They should do it the way the law is in Florida and if it calls for a rethen they should recount " Willie Fullmer count Raises on Merit was discussed as an alternative to OLA Since each department has the option to raise the salary of worker in that department as he becomes more aluable it was staled that a raise on merit would not be considered necessary Insurance rates for the County was raised significantly to be exact 23 l°o The County pays the insurance of its employees Each employee has the option to purchase insurance for its family Most employees choose plan B which would be a hike of about S80 If the County pays the additional SS0 for the employee it is to be considered as a wage increase which amounts to roughly another 3 based on SH0 Some are higher Single employees would have that $80 pul into their 401 K not in the paycheck so would not be noticeably affected A prescription change from was made ratio to A motion was made and seconded to a COURTHOUSE LIGHTING CEREMONY Saturday Nov 25 2000 6:30 Winter Wonderland pm Light Parade accept the above ch ip es and thev were approved ommissioner Totiv Dearden wanted it on the record that he does not approve the SS0 insurance on the families' insurance He said he feels that the OLA includes all facators in inflation as it does in Social Security ederal and other COI raises Insurance raises are not usually added tor families He said he (eels that since the ountv employees are paid well m comparison with other salaries and incomes in the ountv who have to handle their own insurance problems it is not fair or reasonable for the County to pay for the family pan of insurance Since the County has extra funds there ill be no raise in taxes so the public w ill not be affected now and is not expected to be aflected in the future It was stated that there would never be a tax raise for this Continued on page 3 Everyone weicome! r ? 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