Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-12-27 | Page 3 | "Flu" Victims Immune for Years

flU VICTIMS IMMUNE FOR YEARS This Is Conclusion Reached by Public Health Service WASHINGTON Dec Dee 27 Influenza attacks carry with tb em a a. definite im immunity im-a im to subsequent attacks last lasting g several years according to conclusions conclusion reached b by the public health hearth service atter af after at- at ter intensive tudy t-tudy in the homes the disease was epidemic in 1918 19 Dr Cumming Gumming pointed out howey that there was no way of definitely definite foretelling whether this winter wI will 1 witness any recurrence of or influenza n epidemic form He aided added that it w s unfortunate that the public was sol 0 little moved by the daily occurrence e of preventable death Of the one and quarter one-quarter milli million million n deaths occurring in the United Stat State Stats s ann annually at least could easi easil I have been ben prevented by the i lof of available medical knowledge Ii tie nel said