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Show Flu Immunizations For Region Now Available T1je Southwestern Utah District Health Department now has flu vaccine available and will be giving im-munitions to all those who need them Call Ester Reeves, Public Health Nurse, at 676-8800 for an appointment or date of the next immunization clinic Persons may also visit your own private physician. Annual routine flu immunization is not recommended for healthy adults, Infants, or children, but is recommended for persons who suffer from rheumatic heart disease, arteriosclerotic heart disease, and hypertension. Also, persons with asthma, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary fibrosis, em-physemia, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, and those with weak or paralized respiratory muscles, persons with diabetes mallltus, and addisons disease. Older age groups are also more susceptible. Especially for those persons over 45 years of age and even more noteably in those over 66. Pensons over 45 years of age and suffer from some type of chronic disease check with physicians to see if they recommends a flu shot. It Is known definitely that influenza virus vaccine, as now constituted, is not effective against all possible strains of influenza virus. Protection is afforded most people only against those strains of virus from which the vaccine is prepared or against closely related strains. This year the flu vaccine has protection against Victoria and Hong Kong strains. For further information call 676-8600 or your local doctor for an ap pointment. |
