Show PTA Encourages Adult Shots Shots' The South Sanpete School District District District Dis Dis- and the Department of Health are offering immunization tion to the people of the various various var var- ious communities in this area On Friday March 3 a clinic will be held in the Ephraim Elementary Ele Ele- Elementary and Junior High School chool for school students and adults Immunizations against the following following fol fol- fol lowing will be offered Typhoid Series Three In injections injections in in- at one week intervals Typhoid booster One each year If booster is missed series series se- se series se se- ries should be repeated Tetanus series Two injections at one month in intervals intervals in- in s given after age 6 if no previous tetanus tetanus im im- Tetanus booster One injection one year year- after series series se se- ries then every three years Repeat Repeat Re Re- peat series if booster is missed Tetanus series Two injections injections injections in in- one month interval given after age 12 if no previous tetanus tetanus immunization Tetanus booster One in injection injection in in- one year after series then every three to five years for life Repeat series if booster is missed Smallpox First age 6 to 9 months then retakes every five years for life Adults are especially encouraged encouraged aged to take advantage of this opportunity to keep their immunizations immunizations im im- im up to date and active ac ac- tive Prevention of any of these serious diseases is of course much better than trying to cure them A clinics clinic of this kind was conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted last year and those who obtained immunizations then should be sure to get the boosters boost boost- boosters ers necessary at this time to insure insure in in- sure continued protection Records Records Records Rec Rec- of last years year's immunizations immunizations immunizations were kept and anyone with witha a question on the shots they might need can get the information information information tion at the clinic Dont Don't live with a false sense of security If you are not immunized immunized im im- im against these diseases you are not safe We all make sure that our children are im im- Lets Let's get the same protection protection protection pro pro- for ourselves |