Eureka Reporter | 1918-11-01 | Page 2 | Government Says All "Flu" Vaccines Are Experimental

Go government says all flu vaccines are tea 14 experimental use of vaccines in combating or treating spanish influenza has not gone go beyond the experimental stage so tar far as the united states public health service is able to learn in a statement the public health ser vice warned the public against any of the sure cures being advocated for or the malady which according to reports Is rapidly subsiding in all army camps and Is showing a lessen ing incidence in many states among the civilian population it must be remembered said surgeon general blue in a statement that several different vaccines are being tried the reports received do not permit any conclusion ever regarding the efficacy of these vaccines or their re relative lattie merits the public health service Is watching the experiments carefully but is to not arg ing any form of vaccine treatment the health service urges the pub lie ile to remember that there Is no ciale cure for influenza and that many of the alleged cures and rem edies edles being recommended by neigh bors nostrum vendors and others do more harm than good the chief reliance must be on medical atten tion good nursing fresh air bious food plenty of water and cheer ful surroundings