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Show flu Danger Imminent Says Health Official "Immunize against Influenza tiow, in October," Is the advice of authorities in the Utah State "Department of Health to the .aged, pregnant women and sufferers suf-ferers from chronic disease, "and ;you are more likely to be living II n January." Humanity has not won the race against Influenza, the greatest great-est killer of all time; and in the 39G1-G2 season, because thefj Is -unusual danger of an epidemic, we had better run scared, department de-partment officials state. Influenza recurs In cycles, the Asian type every 2 to 3 years, Type B every 4 to 6 years. We, in the United States, were lucky last yeaT and had no major epl--demic; but both types were prevalent pre-valent in other countries, notab-ijy notab-ijy In England where Influenza was the direct and indirect cause of several thousand deaths. England Eng-land had an epidemic in 1951; It reached our country the following fol-lowing year. The major out-breaks out-breaks In England early in 1961 were also followed shortly by Increased activity of the virus in Hew York. No less an authority than the . Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service has -warned citizens of the current danger. Vaccination against influenza is, probably, of no value after the disease is contracted. It must be taken before the months of danger. It should be taken now, in October, warns G. D. Carlyle Thompson, M. D., Utah's director direc-tor of Public Health. |