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Show t Dates set for second polio shots in April 5 The second round of the KO POLIO program is scheduled Saturday aand Sunday, April 20 and 21 and the third and last round will be held on May 18 and 19. The vaccine will be given at the same locations loca-tions and at the same times as in the first round in most cases. Final tabulations on the first round of the KO POLIO campaign in Utah showed ( that 80.2 percent of the state's a population received the Sabin oral vaccine, thereby taking the first big tep towards wiping wip-ing polio out for good. Dr. Alan P. Macfarlane, state polio chaiarman, said: "This has been the greatest I mass participation program to """my memory in Utah. Everyone was enthusiastic and the widespread wide-spread interest was proved by the turnout. We are now just two months and two sugar cubes per individual away from complete elimination of Irtpolio. The pharmacists, public lyhealth officials, nurses, doctors, doc-tors, and all the other groups IJjthat have done so much, can U?njoy a good feeling of accomplishment accom-plishment by what has been IMone. We are sure there will Uoe even more enthusiasum for the last two rounds of the pro-Iferam." |