Show Clinic Slated For Fo May This Saturday May is doomsday for measles in the state of Utah That's the day the Utah State Medical Association and the Utah State Department of Health plan to Muzzle Measles Measles Measles Meas Meas- les once and for all six Fifty six clinics will be held throughout the state to administer adminis adminis- ter vaccine to children from ages 1 to 12 who have not had measles or a measles shot In Ephraim the clinic will be held at the City Building Muzzle Measles is aimed at wiping out the common red measles known medically as Rubeola Ru Ru- beola Red measles is a serious disease and can leave many after after after aft aft- er effects such as mental retardation retardation retardation dation deafness or death In fact one in every one thousand cases of measles will develop measles encephalitis which results In hi brain damage And measles today today today to to- day kills six times as many people people people peo peo- as polio Can measles be wiped out Yes says Dr C. C Clark Well Well- ing general campaign chair chair- man One immunization against red measles is sufficient to give long life-long immunity against this disease The vaccine given at the Muzzle Measles clinics in Utah will be the Schwarz strain developed developed developed de de- by the Pittman-Moore Pittman Pharmaceutical Company No additional dose of gamma globulin lin is necessary with this vaccine vaccine vaccine vac vac- cine and reactions are very limited Dr Welling reminded parents that there are certain children who should receive the measles vaccine under th the care of their private physician and not at the clinics For example children who have a fever on the day of the clinic children who are suffering suffering suffering suf suf- fering from or being treated for cancer leukemia tuberculosis children allergic to eggs or children children children chil chil- dren who have had a convulsion in the past five years should take the vaccine under the care of a physician Although little reaction to the measles shot is normally noted sometimes children develop fevers and small rashes after a measles shot Should such symptoms toms persist a doctor should be consulted Besides some deaths per year and the serious after effects effects effects ef ef- ef- ef noted above there are numerous secondary effects from front measles reports the 1964 Journal Journal Journal Jour Jour- nal of Pediatrics In almost 50 per cent of children who had had measles 12 months before adverse effects such as poor appetite appetite ap petite and eating habits behavioral behavioral behavioral problems emotional emotional emotional emo emo- disturbances and worsening worsening worsening worsen worsen- ing of general health were noted The average number of visits to the doctor among this group during the year was eight visits per child School days missed averaged out to 12 However among the children children children chil chil- dren studied who had not had measles only four per cent experienced experienced experienced ex ex- the same sort of problems problems lems listed above It is apparent that measles is not the harmless old disease it has always been thought to be Dr Welling urged all parents to bring their children to the measles clinic this Saturday May The Utah State Medical Medical Medical Medi Medi- cal Association and the Utah Department Department Department De De- of Health believe that measles can be eradicated in Utah forever Although the vaccine vaccine vaccine vac vac- cine administered is free donations donations donations dona dona- will be gratefully ly accepted to help defray clinic expenses As a guideline per child la is suggested If your child is between the ages of 1 and 12 take him to the clinic at the City Building this Saturday May |