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Show Mothasl i x.,'- - .. st wj ,.. ". m mil w Leading polio fighters Salic, Basil m are m Dr. Jonas O'Connor of National E. Foun- dation for Infantile Paralysis, andl Dr. John Enders, a 1954 Nobel prize winner. 1 robably the happiest news of 1955 was the announcement that Dr. Jonas Salk had developed an effective vaccine against polio. This year's best news can be the number of children spared from incurring the dread disease. That number, of course, will depend upon how many youngsters can be vaccinated before the Summer polio season begins. To be sure that parents are correctly informed about the current vaccine situation, Family Weekly presents this feature as a public service. These commonly asked questions, and the answers to them, were prepared with the cooperation of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Can I be sure the Salk vaccine is safe? Yes. There is every assurance that the vaccine is safe. Since revised Federal safety standards were adopted in the Spring of 1955, some 15,000,000 children have received the vaccine with a perfect safety record. Why did a few vaccinated children get polio? Three reasons: 1) A small number received inoculations from several early lots of vaccine which contained live virus. No incidents of this kind have occurred since the revised safety standards went into effect last May. 2) Some children received their first shot last year at a time when polio was on the rise in their communities and the virus already was in their systems; thus, the vaccine was given too late to stop the disease. 3) Polio vaccine, like vaccines for other diseases, cannot protect all children because there are a few children who do not respond to any vaccine. How effective is the vaccine? Apparently even more effective than it proved to be in the tests of 1954. The U. S. Public Health Service has reported that in 1955 paralytic polio was cut by at least 76 percent in vaccinated children, as compared with those who had received no vaccine. How many shots of vaccine are needed? Three. The first shot should fee given now; the second two to six weeks after the first; the third, seven months to a year after the second. How much vaccine is now available? The method of distribution varies from place to place, and consequently local supply situations vary. Production is increasing steadily, so it is probable that there will be enough vaccine for two injections, before July 1, for alT children through age 14 and pregnant trai dit Facts about the SalkVa ccine Wonderful Hew RrsfAidforChiWrens Slan Injuries ! Unlike iodine and other harsh liquid antiseptics which may sting and actually burn delicate tissues new works these four ways: season. But don't stop with only two shots oj vaccine. Why is the third shot necessary? To give better and longer -- lasting protection. See that your child has his third shot as soon as he is ready for it and vaccine is available to him. Un-gnent- ine 1. tc&sves pah fast! 2. hrwridts prtttctiM assiast arftctka! 3. Prassstes hsaSagl 4. Prttwrts gam fiau stkUag te Ike (ajary! loaf-bsti- aj How long does protection last after the third dose? This cannot be answered because the vaccine is still too new. However, Dr. Salk's studies show that a group of children inoculated three years ago still have protective antibodies. It is expected that protection will last for some years. For scrapes and barns helps ease the pain! Soothe on no sting! Wash off-- no stain! Can the vaccine cause someone to become a polio carrier? No. Killed virus used in the Salk vaccine cannot multiply in the body and be excreted, which is how polio virus is spread. When will we wipe out polio? The vaccine must be far more widely used before polio really is overcome. When supplies are sufficient for vaccination of all those in the most susceptible groups, and if parents rapidly take advantage of the vaccine's protection, we should see a sharp decline in paralytic polio in the next few years. lflJH""" with DIANEST0L ths rrJrxcto t--t r 0 1 -- i ' ' S"" '7Syf,....... csia-rdsv- er Now Low Price rrmnn n n n nurjn fcjNNs Nmfaft Affect A VLuiubcturer'i recommended itatl or Fair Tnkk price Vv '"' N p-- women. How do I go about having my child vaccinated? Check with your family doctor or local health officer. Many doctors now have Salk vaccine for their patients. Or, your child may be eligible for vaccine procured authorities. If my child's second shot has been delayed, will it be effective now? Yes. The effect of the first shot is not lost, even if the second cannot be given for several months afterward. With two inoculations, your child should be given protection against paralytic polio for the coming polio by your Fully automatic. 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