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Show Utah State Medical Association. Associa-tion. The flu shots are particularly particular-ly important for middle-aged and older people and for pregnant preg-nant women, because the disease dis-ease is more serious when it occurs in these groups. Influenza Influ-enza takes its greatest toll among those who are chronically chron-ically ill with such debilitating diseases as high blood pressure, pres-sure, rheumatic heart disease, asthma, bronchitis, tuberculosis, tuberculo-sis, and hardening of the arteries. The health hazard from flu has been lessened considerably the past few years as the vaccine vac-cine has been improved and more people have taken the shots. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry in urging the public to get flu shots emphasizes that the chronically ill and those over 45, but especially those over 65, should be vaccinated. "For some of these people, timely immunization may be a life-saving measure," he said. DOCTOR SAYS TAKE FLU SHOTS Should I take a flu shot? This is the question that crops up regularly at this time of the year when cold and wintry-like weather heralds the approach of the "danger ' season . The commonest causes of illness are various respiratory respira-tory infections. Of these, influenza in-fluenza is the most serious and reaches epidemic form about every two or three years. No epidemic is anticipated this year. The flu vaccines are not 100 per " cent effective. Surveys indicate that vaccinations against influenza provide from 60 to 80 protection. So immunization is not assured, but the protective shots are recommended by the Public Health Service, the U. S. Department De-partment of Health, end thf |