Show Moab KO 10 Polio Drive Rated Success Take Vaccine at Clinic KO Polio Folio days in Moab oab was rated a huge by Grand County nurse Hannah Pittman A 4 total of 1957 7 doses of oral vaccine were w re administered on Saturday and another mother 2666 given on 00 Sunday making a total of counted at the clinic In addition the serum was sen sent sento to o the staff of the tM Dr flu I. I W W. Allen AlIen Hospital tal a an and n d to the patients in the In several sev eral ral cases where due to sick peas pass or emergencies people could not attend the clinic the doses were sent to individual homes Mrs Pittman said the Pfizer Wirer Laboratories bor makers of the vaccine vac vae cine sent their representative Bill Smith to assist 1 U 1 setting up the clinic She said he e commented commented com corn merited the clinic was one of the best est organized dinks he had attended From here he went to Monticello where the clinic was held idd on Sunday A goal goo of ot had beu been set by health representatives in ir the county 1 Mrs Pittman said saM Mrs Pittman Ittman said many chil l. l dren in fA the area who were weN euf suf feting ering from virus diseases such as measles cl chicken pox toad end mumps could not be given the serum se However the i f rum Is on hand in local do tors' tors offices and if these people will take the serum within the next week weel they may get their next dose at the April clinic on 01 schedule she said While Type lIpe m may maybe maybe maybe be taken if U Type Typo I has not been received she said It t was not the ideal way The youngest child chUd to take the serum in the weekend clinic was six lx weeks old to the day Gay the oldest was 89 Several doses were administered to people in their late and SOs Their cooperation was W appreciated for they too may be carriers of the disease without the serum Mrs Mis Pittman ittman expressed of ot the clinic organizers for tor the assistance rendered by the many local org organizations and end Individuals to make it a success Moab oab had joined the State of Utah t through rough proclamation by Mayor Norman Boyd in n the drive to make this state tata p polio free The next clinic for tor administering administer ing HJ m of 01 t the e Sabin vac cine will b w be j held on OIl April 20 ani 21 j I |