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Show Governor Proclaims October 14 As K.O. Polio Day in Utah , , , t.,T wj.w.w.v.v.v.v.vrtaC Gov. George D. Clyde names Sunday, Oct. 14, K. O. POLIO DAY in Utah and checks Polio Poster telling of the event with Dr. Alan P. MacFarlane, State Chairman. Gov. George D. Clyde has named Sunday, October 14 at K. O. Polio Sunday in Utah. In a special statement signed in his office at the State Capitol Gov. Clyde urged that "all citizens citi-zens of Utah over six weeks of age (including those who have had the Salk vaccine injections) go to the clinic nearest their homes" on Oct. 14 and take the new oral polio vaccine. The new Sabin vaccine will be given at clinics established throughout the state. with civic and governmental agencies. "Whereas, greater protection for the entire citizenry will be afforded not only to those who are immunized but to the people peo-ple who find themselves unable to avail themselves of this wonderful won-derful vaccine, now, therefore be it resolved that Sunday, October Oc-tober 14, shall be known as K O Polio Sunday," the Governor's statement said. Dr. Alan P. Macfarland, state chairman for the K. O. Polio ' Campaign, said the vaccine Infants will be fed the vaccine with droppers. Older children and adults will eat a cube of sugar on which the vaccine has been dropped. The clinics are being sponsored spon-sored by the Utah State Medical Association and its component medical societies in cooperation would be supplied to all citizens. To offset the cost of the vaccine, vac-cine, persons will be asked to give 25 cents per dose at the clinics. However, no one will be denied the vaccine because of inability to pay. |