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Show HAVE YOU HAD YOUR POLIO SHOT? Most of America is still not ! vaccinated against polio. Most of our town is still not vaccinated vaccinat-ed against polio-It polio-It is no longer a matter of insufficient supply of the Salk vaccine, according to Max Me-cham, Me-cham, Beaver County chairman for the March of Dimes. Rather Rath-er Mr. Mecham said, it is a matter of complacency on the part of those who right now should be availing themselves and their children of its protection. pro-tection. "The utter defeat of paralytic para-lytic polio is now on the hori-: z'on" the county chairman pointed out, "and that horizon is within our reach this coming year if the people can be encouraged en-couraged to use the very pre ventive they made possible thru the March, of Dimes." There is sufficient polio vaccine vac-cine in Beaver County right now but it will soon be outdated out-dated While this supply lasts, ute ;n h administered at $1 each- however, when new supplies' sup-plies' are ordered the charge will be $4 for each shot. The extra cost of the vaccine, when purchased by private physicians physi-cians instead of furnished by the National Foundation, accounts ac-counts for the additional cost, Mr. Mecham said. 'If you or your child have ! received the first shot, do not I neglect the second or third, Mr Mecham urged. "If you or any of your family have not received a shot, make arrangements arrange-ments now to take care of this important matter. You are never too old to contract this j dread disease." |