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Show INFLUENZA VACCINE I TO CHECK EPIDEMIC 9 Health Officer Mnlfsrlsne Reparta SufHsient for 250 Treat menta ReceivedIs Re-ceivedIs Highly Recommended by Medical Authorities. Dr. Macfarlane, local health officer, states that the local Board of Health now has on hand Hot) treatments of the pure strain Spanish influenza virus, vi-rus, which was discovered and isolated by Dr. Kesenau of the firm of Mayo 7 Brothers, Rochester, Minn., and which is highly recommended by the leading physicians throughout the country as almost a specific for the prevention of Spanish influenza. It has proved ex i reedingly effectunl in Salt Lake City, ! as well as in ull the large cities of f" ,the United States. Owing to the tre-I tre-I mendous demand it has not become I available outside of the congested centers cen-ters until now. This virus should not be confused with the stock influence, or lagrippe, virus, which was on the V market before the breaking out of this epidemic, and which has lieen , used with more or less indifferent re sulfa here and elsewhere. It is believed by lending physicans that the use of this vaccine and isolation iso-lation are the only effectual method-. of controlling the disease. It is planned to first administer the treatment to the nurses who are in r- the hospitals and afflicted homes, and then take care of the heads of families famil-ies and larger children who cannot bo kept at home. It is believed, however, that there will be u sufficient supply to practically take ears of all applicants, appli-cants, The virus is furnished free by the city, and a nominal fee of $1.00 er person will be charged for tho udministrution of the three treatments treat-ments required, and which are given IS hours apart. Those desiring to obtain immunity from influena should make upplica-tsea.to upplica-tsea.to Ur. "-''-' '- i "V,, aeisssssJnssSMIill J officer. M m 1 |
