| Show Doctors Urge Against Flu Fin Reinforcing warnings by national authorities President Ralph E Jorgenson MD utah State Medical Association tion and G D Carlyle Director of bf Public Health urged In a joint letter recently that all physicians and local health officers pro pro- promote promote mote early immunization against influenza The warn warn- warning Ing applies specially to per per- persons sons in certain high risk groups All Utah citizens past the age of 45 should be vaccinated ed promptly against Asian In- In Influenza In says Dr Thompson For For those not previously im immunized two shots are recommended mended One now the second in about two months If you had two two shots or even one last year a booster shot will heighten the immunity Influenza always on the increase In fall and winter assumes epidemic proportions In more or less identifiable cycles The United States Sur Surgeon geon Generals General's Advisory Com Com- on influenza says that thata a study of recent and past patterns indicates that wide spread outbreaks of Influenza A Asian will wUl occur in the United States during the 1962 1902 63 winter season The reason why older peo- peo people people should be vaccinated against Influenza warns warns Dr Thompson Is that flu is a kill kill- killer killer er following or In concert with other diseases which have weakened those in and be- be beyond beyond yond the middle years Even more Important ac ac- ac according cording to Dr Thompson is the immunization of persons in n certain other specified groups of any age because age cause of the high rate of death among these If they catch in in- in influenza These groups are those with heart disease lung or kidney infections diabetes diabetes's or other metabolic diseases and pregnant women The State Board of Health in its monthly meeting in Salt Lake Loke City today endors- endors endorsed endorsed ed the preventive action tak en by the health authorities and physicians nn and urged all citizens to cooperate to prevent pre vent a possibly serious earn enza epidemic in n Utah |
