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Show October Named as Immunization Month Nationally October has been designated as Immunization Month. This is a national campaign to in- crease the immunization levels lev-els particularly of pre-school children. Why is this such a pressing issue? Recent studies have shown a decline in immunization immuniza-tion levels. Perhaps it seems that the diseases we immunize against are now extinct so we are not motivated to see that children are immunized. However How-ever especially as the need for immunization is ignored, it becomes be-comes increasingly possible for a child to still be made crippled crippl-ed for life from polio, blind, deaf or retarded from Red measles, sterile from mumps, or be born with a defect from German measles just because a parent did not realize the importance im-portance of getting the child immunized. People who lived when these diseases were a raging threat see immunization as a life-saving miracle of medicine. The apparent disappearance of the diseases is in fact, due to this miracle. Please, says the authorities, auth-orities, let's continue to take advantage of it and see that the children receive their immunizations. im-munizations. The Utah County Health Department De-partment suggests the following follow-ing immunization schedule: DTP (Diptheria, Tetanus, & Whooping Cough): begin after 2 months of age, series, 3 doses, dos-es, one month apart, boosters (Continued on page f'J ) Immunization (Continued from page 1) 1 year after series is completed at 4-6 years of age. TD (Tetanus, Diptheria) For those over 6 years of age, series, ser-ies, only if DTP series has not been given. Boosters, at 10 yr. intervals or at time of injury. Polio: begin after 2 months of age, series, 2 doses, 2 months apart, Boosters, 1 year after series is completed prior to school entry. |
