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Show C00f 0 UTAH PRESS t 307 V. 0 200 W. SALT LAKE CITY, s. Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted. Ilesketh Pearson P ASSOCIATION SUITE 400u S. EM 1 0 1 (2) - 1 IWo tah Basin New UBAuu building I The Kings Peak Uintah Association 5K j Basin of Tuesday Governments is forging ahead with plans to build a new office building on two and a half acres of ground June 4, 2002 Roosevelt, Utah Vol. adjacent the old roller skating rink in Roosevelt 88. Number 23 www.ubstandard.com See page 3 IMPROPER STORAGE COMPROMISED SOME VACCINES Wish list UBMC to kids who may have received ineffective inoculations The Community Impact Board has received a list of both short and tong range capitol improvement projects being requested by entities in Duchesne and re-vaccin- ate Uintah counties. See page 2 B),ietlee EiWhiting Some children who received their hots at pediatricians offices in Roosevelt will need to be for childhood diseases. A routine inspection ofthe refrigerator used to store the vaccine discovered the temperature to be at a Class of 1938 were the They generation that fought and died in World War II. They bought ice cream, candy, and hamburgers at Hazel's shop in downtown Roosevelt and watched movies at the Utopia Theater. Meet die class of level that could have compromised the vaccines viability, said Uintah Basin Medical Center CEO Brad LeBaron. The Utah Department of Health and Uintah Basin Medical Center recently identified a vaccine storage problem at the UBMC during a vaccine quality assurance review. A re frigerator where a portion of (he hospitals childhood vaccines were stored was found to be operating at tempera- tures, which might have compromised that vaccine's effectiveness. "Most vaccines, with the exception of those for varicella (Chicken Pox) and measles, mumps and ru- - 38. Seepage bt-Il- (MMR), are to be stored Ix-a- be- tween 44 degrees Fahrenheit. Studies have shown that when most g vaccines are stored at temperature they muy lose potency and may not provide foil protection against the infectious diseases which they are designed to prevent, explained LeBaron. The hospital has set up additional safeguards to prevent the storage problem from occurring uguin, he said. The tcmperalurediscrepancy was revuuled about two weeks ago, but according to hospital records may go buck to 1998. It includes childhood 36- - bulow-freexin- vaccines the hospital received through the states Vuccines for Children program. Tetanus, pertussis, diphtheria, polio, HIB, and hepatitis A and B are the vaccines that 13 would huve been compromised by the improper storage temperature setting. cats at Union Cole Hancock, Janeen Nelson, and Candace Top Davenport are outstanding PRESS CONFERENCE Uintah Basin Medical Center officials discuss the ramifications of problems with child hood vaccines that were not properly refrigerated. The hospital is working with the state department of health officials to come up with a list of names of children who will need to be . Pictured left to right are Dr. Greg Staker, chairmen of the Department of Medicine for the UBMC; Russell Cowan, UBMC board member; and Brad LcBaron, UBMC CEO. athletes. Seepage 16 CSU RESEARCH TARGETS UNION HIGH SCHOOL Educators: Survey will provide insight into teen drug use By Lacey Morrill The survey should help provide the school board with specific ; ' demographics concerning the drug . use of students. Students at Union High recently took a survey about drug use that was designed by officials from the psychology department of Colorado State University. Local educators and members of the school board hope to use the survey results to create new prevention policies. The test was administered after CSU officials approached the school board and asked for permission to conduct research in the area. According to Fred Beauvais, CSU project director, researchers targeted the Basin because the survey was primarily for use among American Indian youth. vey would diminish take it seriously. ifstudents didnt Results should be back in a few months and we hope theyll be use-fiFieldsted said. But we wont know until we get it back how serious the kids took it Beauvais conceded tiie perception that high school students exaggerate or lie on surveys is common. However, he said his experience has been that most students are completely honest because the tests are anonymous. Research results are 95 per d, Brent Fieldsted, principal at Union High, expressed his hope that the survey would help educators develop more effective drug prevention policies. However, he expressed concern that the usefulness of the sur- - cent accurate, he said. the community, helps school officials develop effective prevention policies, and evaluates the effectiveness of current policies. He also expressed hope thut the survey would be of use to the commu- SEE SURVEY on page 3 noted. l.eBuron said the incorrect temperature storage issue was the result of user error. We were monitoring lcmcru-ture- s very religiously, we just didn't know they were outside of the accepted range. He suid the individuals responsible for the mix-u- p will not he terminated, and feel awful uImiuI .what happened. We don't t up Mnplc, we try to fix processes, staled. "I think everyi an1 involved feels terrible. There an no cliuieal indications to make us think the vaccines wen ineffective. In fact then have no reported cases of any of these diseases at all," said Dr. ( Jreg Si aker. UBMC Chairmen of Medicine. "This is not bad vaccine. It 's storage issue It (improperly stored vaccine) won't hurt you, it just won't achieve ihe desired affect you. The hospital will hold sMcinl inoculation clinics to accoiniiiodale those who need to lie There is no danger in ndininixli-rinthe vaccines ugnin In children who will now be older. is mdicaled, Ihe Uintuh Basin Medical Center will We could document four years buck, during episodes of time, when it went below the recommended threshold, said LeBaron. The Utah Department of Heulth and Uintah Basin Medicul Center uru working together to correlate the affected vials of vaccine with putient immunisation records to determine specific children who will need to be There is no more risk from receiving additional vaccine boosters than from the original vaccination. Our goal is to ensure thut our pulients are folly protected from these childhood infectious diseases. We are taking every step necessary to ensure that fumilies are contacted and to encourage that they come back to gut the needed shots. According to LeBaron, pending a meeting this week with health department officials there is no way to tell how many children will be impacted. It is known that the vaccine recall will include children seen by pediatricians Dr. Amy McNoiis, Dr. Teresa Stewart, Dr. Greg Staker, or Dr. Shannon Staker. No other providers vaccine was affected, said LeBaron. Joseph Schaffer, director of the TriCounly Health Department, suid that approximately half of all child-hoo- d immunixationsadministered in Duchesne County are given by doctors on staff at the UBMC. Children who received their inoculations at TriCounty Health Delia rtment offices are not impacted by the vaccine storage problem, he Ih-c- A refrigerator where a portion of the hospital's childhood i vaccines were stored f , was found to be operating at ed I temperatures. notify tile child's parents wiLhin t weeks by telephone nr by certified letter, if old Judy Stevenson lias a duughler who has ri reived all of her immunizations at tin- - silialrician's office. Shu ulso operates a child day care. She said he will wail for her letter and linud bark in for more shots. Wejust hnve'lo lake Ibis in st ride und go with it. My daughter has so healthy and the kids in inydaycare have been healthy. It obviously wasnt an intentional tiling, said Stevenson. A ions program will by IJBM(' with tin- - assistance of the llDOli ami I Department. Fur I 'BMC those who are will offer the at no cosland will provide $5 in gas money (per fumily) lor tin- - inconvenience. Phone calls and letters will to ull those who to Is Ifyouurocnncorned Hint your child mrs-t- s these criicria and 4-- 6 Ih-c- Ih.-ull- m-c- SEE UBMC on ngi- The survey should help provide the school board with specific demographics concerning the drug use of Btudents. This information will include percentage of use, show targeted age groups, and list the drugs that are most commonly used. This survey has always been really helpful to school administrators, Beauvais said. It gives them apretty clear idea of what needs to change. Fieldsted said that the school board will probably use the results of the survey to make some changes. After results return, educators can determine if current prevention courses are effective and implement new courses that might work better. The test will sJbo help administrators see what clubs or age groups need to be targeted in prevention practices. Beauvais said he believes the survey is important because it educates REQUEST IS FOR $2,400 Myton Council to decide mayor will get pay raise By Susan Collier At a May 9 Myton City Council members, mayor, and members of the public discussed administrative and budget issue, including a proposed salary increase for Myton Mayor Kathleen Cooper. In February the Myton City Council voted to pay Cooper an annual salary of $6,000 and provide benefits for the first time in the small town a history. According to Myton's recorder Kaleria Fowler, Cooper is asking for a 40 percent raise which amounts to an sAiitinMi $2,400 a year.' City Councilman Franklin Fowler is opposed to the fact that Cooper even receives a salary and is adamantly opposed to the proposed salary increase. I don't think it is right because . she said she would take wages in administrative fees from grants she gets for the city," he declared. That job's never been a paid job and if she wanted money she shouldnt have run for it" The thing Mr, Fowler doesnt understand is that these prqjecta take alittle time, responded Cooper. The senior housing grant could come in within the next few months. City Councilman and former Myton mayor Larry Dye is supportive of s salary increase for Cooper. According to the minutes taken at the May 9 meeting, Dye believes that Cooper can do more for Myton than anyone else. He said he will support Cooper's request for the pay raise, because he believes in what she is trying to do for the city. Previously we haven't had any one who has had time to look around if and see what we could do to find projects, explained Cooper who is currently working on three grant applications. The fire housing grant and the senior housing grant could bring in $15,000 each in administra- tive fees when approved. Cooper not only runs the city, she is also the budget officer and the ramrod responsible for city projects. Through her efforts the city cemetery will soon be paved through a cooperative agreement between Myton and Duchesne County, and city office equipment was upgraded soon after she took office when she got a discount through Uintah Management Group. The next city council meeting will be held June 13 at the Myton City Hall at 6:30 p.m. The final budget must be approved by June 22. It goes into effect July 1. Roosevelt City Downtown Improvments OUT U ITII THE OLD Ruom; clt City has begun tearing up sidewalks on the west side of Main Street to make way fur new concrete, curb and gutter. Tree roots have caused the existing sidewalks to heave and crack, so workers removed the trees prior to the new sidewalks being constructed. - 3 |