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Show Page 9 1, September iTltf 2004 Nephi. Utah CTimrs-NcUi- s Protect your children against influenza Mona council ponders over wording in ordinance Infants and children aged six through 23 months are at increased risk for influenza and its complications, such as pneumonia. Influenza, also called the flu, is a serious disease easily spread from person to person and one of the top 10 causes of death among children aged one to four years. The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have joined to educate parents about the importance of annual influenza vaccination, especially among these young children who are sent to the hospital because of influenza as often as persons aged 65 years and older. In fact, new recommendations to vaccinate all infants and children aged six through 23 months have been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AAP and American Academy ,of Family Physicians (AAFP). All house- mean? That is the question puzzling Mona City Council. Of special concern is when that particular word is used in conjunction with water. When Old Field water shares are dedicated to a lot used for secondary water, the term is ued indi hold contacts and out-ofhom- e By Myrna Trauntvein TimesSeut Correspondent is only available for healthy children and adults five to 49 years of age. For More Information For more information on influenza vaccination for your family, contact your physician or local health care provider, or visit the CDC s Web site at wwwcdc.gov. By Myrna Tirnes-Neu- Trauntvein Correspondent s A map of Mona's culinary-syste- is being made by Cory Squire, city council member. As part of his job, Squire makes computer-friendl- y that can be added to maps and subtracted from on the By Myrna Tirnes-Neiv- s Trauntvein Correspondent says Margaret Rennels, MD, of the AAP and University of Maryland School of Medicine. Parents should contact their childs pediatrician in August and September to schedule immunization appointments for the fall. In addition, health officials have long recommended annual influenza immunization rectly. Equipment can go wrong and it does all the time, said mayor Bryce Lynn. When a resident complains that the reading is not correct, the city sends out the meter readers to do a at the site. If there is an error, then the bill is adjusted. That is what happened one month at the home of Robinson, Mayor Bryce Lynn said. Lynn reviewed the history of the bill and the amounts used with Robinson. You were given a $41 medical conditions, such as asthma and diabetes. According to the CDC, more than 140 deaths were reported among children last season because of influenza. The CDC estimates an average 90 children die each year due to influenza. Protect Your Child: Immunize Early The best time for children to be immunized is September, October or as soon as vaccine is available. However, vaccination is still beneficial in November, December and later because influenza activity generally does not !t What does frequent to-b- lx-ou- than IS hour at a time. said Harry Newell, city council number. Setting guidelines may be difficult, at best. First of all. it would need to U determined ju-- t how much irrigation water was needed to keep plants alive and doing well. Then It Would need to be determined just how frequently that water could be delivered. There is the drought to take into consideration as water amounts depended on "I thought deliverable (iod, said Newell. Allen Pay agreed. I think you may be making rules about something that you cant control. The ordinance may just need to keep the strange wording How often is often enough'. well. computer. They can also be printed and used by those needing such maps. The map we had was an aerial map and was not to scale, said Squire. "The culinary system had ju.--t been drawn on the aerial map. Squire said he would work with Allen Pay, master, to make cer r city-wate- tain the culinary lines were actually in the right pots but wanted the council to ee w hat the maps would be like when finished. how topograThey al.-- o -- phy. "I al.-- o made a eparate blow up of each delivery line. -- aid Squire. All of the delivery lines are those which are under the Mona City name, including the springs, so they can be maintained. Squire said he had al-- o drawn in two new collection lines for Small Vest Springs and the diversion box. The lines into and out of the water storage tanks are wanted you to know am billing you at a reduced rate, said Squire. Normally, he said, the I that I work would be from $35 to $ 15 per hour. He was charging .Mona City S25. The work is being done at the request of the also included. Mona is replacing old meters with new digital meters to improve accuracy Most gas meters are read correctly and when they are and not, the meter is an adjustment is made. for children with chronic i- Mona City to receive detailed map of culinary system caregivers of children younger than 24 months also are recommended, including parents, grandparents, older brothers and sisters, babysitters and others. Annual vaccination is the best way to protect young children from influenza, cating that the water guaranteed by shares - available often enough to keep a fr an drying up. Phil Low ry (city attorney) sail we needed to sit down and decide what that term mean-.- . sail Quinton Kay, council member. Water should, in order to keep grass green and flowers growing. le available at ka-- t every third day. ' It should not t longer re-rea- d Marilyn Robinson and Natalie Anderson met with the Mona Council because they thought the gas meters were not being read cor- d adjustment for June so that would make the bill owed $47, he said. Robertson had complained that a charge was in error. She was still concerned that the gas readings might be too high because she was not at the home during the time the consumption was recorded and thought the use, thereby, was in excess. I was not even there, said Robinson. Lynn said that the meter was replaced with a digital meter and the old meter would be tested by Nephi City to determine its accuracy. If it proves to be reading the gas used incorrectly, then a further adjustment will be made. Lynn asked Robinson if she was certain the equipment inside her house was working properly. A gas water heater, for example, could go wrong and consume much more fuel than was necessary. It was also true that the meter might be faulty, he -- aid. complaint to the city will result in work to determine the cau-- e of the problem, he A -- aid. "That is the right channel through, said Lynn. Twenty-fivmeters a year are replaced. Those meter-ar- e purchased by Nephi City and are rebuilt so that they work correctly. Mona is then paid for the meters. Before the meter is rebuilt, it can he tested for accuracy and that is w hat was ordered for the meter by Robinto go e u-- ed son. "We get five extra each year, so we replace about 30 meters," said Quinton Kav. council member. The extra five are used at homes where the meter is in question. The other 25 replace the oldest meters so that every 20 years, or so. each home gets a new meter. Mona has begun replacing those old meters with new digital meters becau-- e they are thought to be more accurate and are easier to read. "There is a lot of gossip in town concerning meter readAnderson. My ings." advice - to tell the citizens of Mona your plan. If the gos.-i-p is not put to re-- t. said Anderson, then Denise and Allen Pay, as meter readers, w ill continue from city to receive critici-residents. "I don't know why people think we misread the meters." said Allen Pay. "They ee the kids out with us and think that the kids are doing the readings." Denise Pay has requested that she be allowed to put the meter readings into the computer program along with secretary, Michelle Dalton, because Pay will recognize when there is a mistake and can correct it before the bill goe.- - out. said Lynn. There are going to be misreads." said Lynn. Nephi m -- averages a 6 percent error each month." Most errors, which are simply errors in reading, are corrected at the next reading when the meter shows what was used for that month. The history will then indicate that too much or too little was charged for the previous reading and the problem will be corrected. That may result in a higher or lower bill for the month. Robinson had someone else read the meter, which is not simple for another person to do w ith accuracy. Instead she should have called the city and the meter reader, Denise Pay, would have been sent back out. That is done each month. Another person, trying to read a meter of a system, takes training on that system before the' person is consid- ered expert. peak until January through March. ' Children younger than nine years being immunized for the first time need two doses of vaccine approximately one month apart to ensure full protection. .Influenza is a very serious disease that can keep you and your family out of work and school for days if not protected, says William Schaffner, MD, of the NFID and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Talk to your doctor to see if influenza vaccination is right for your family. About Influenza Each year in the U.S., approximately 36,000 people die and 114,000 are hospitalized because of influenza. The influenza virus is mainly spread by sneezing r cough- ing. Many people mistake influenza for a cold. However, symptoms are usually more severe, lasting several days to weeks, including: high fever, chills, dry cough, headache, runny nose and sore throat. Annual vaccination is the best protection against influenza. As, with all vaccines, influenza immunization may not provide 100 percent protection for all individuals. However, among persons vaccinated who do develop influenza, complications, are generally less severe. The injectable influenza vaccine is safe and effective, made with inactivated or killed virus strains. A person cannot get influenza from the vaccine and the most com- mon side effect is soreness at the injection site, which can last up to two days. Each year, health officials choose which virus strains will be included in the vaccine for the upcoming season, meaning you need to be vaccinated every year to be fully protected. The nasal vaccine is a safe and effective alternative made from a live, attenu- ated influenza virus, and aDO Dflami Tioxsla aft kinds printing, ti envelopes, carbonless forms, fewsoness We do aDD IF maallfD-par- cards, letterheads, DabeOs, robber stamps., We can Duel p with yonnr needs! |
