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Show Sron County Steps Up Peace In K. 0. Polio Second Round Although tabulations are not complete it is indicated that residents re-sidents of Iron County struck a more severe blow against oIio in the second round of the statewide state-wide KO Polio bout. In Cedar City, nearly 200 citizens citi-zens were turned away Sunday afternoon Just before the clinic was due to close for lack of vaccine, vac-cine, however, it was obtained and made available Monday and Tuesday at the two medical clinics. clin-ics. With an estimated 300 making mak-ing up the dosage on those dates the total number was set at approximately ap-proximately 6750. In Parowan, vaccine was short in the first clinic held with 1400 residents taking the oral vaccine on a cube of sugar with about 25 turned away. In the second round Saturday and Sunday there was no shortage short-age and 1163 dosages of the Type III vaccine was issued to residents in that area. That brought the second round total to approximately 8213, more than 50 more than the estimated S155 in the two clinics in February. Febru-ary. With the heavy turnout Sunday, Sun-day, particularly in the final hours of the clinics, the figure was reached to apparently bring Iron County over the 80 percent mark in total population, a figure that was estimated to be necessary neces-sary to completely eliminate the dreaded disease. The KO POLIO fight is scheduled sched-uled for only three rounds with the third round slated in May at which time the Type II vaccine will be issued. Officials of the clinic In Iron County were hopeful that residents resi-dents would continue to cooperate cooper-ate in the final round to make it a complete "knock out" of the dreaded disease for the entire state. |