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Show Monthly Clinic for Immunizations Slated Tomorrow The next Pleasant Grove Immunization Im-munization Clinic will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28. These clinics clin-ics are under joint sponsorship cf the City-County Health Department Depart-ment and the Pleasant Grove Health Council. The clinics provide for all immunizations, im-munizations, except polio. The DPT (diptheria, whooping cugh, tetanus) tetan-us) series consists of three shots, four to six weeks apart. A booster boost-er one year after the series, ami then every three years until eight years of age. After this age, a booster of PT (diptheria-tetanus) should be given every three years to the age of 12. At this age, the diptheria immunizations are discontinued dis-continued but the tetanus should be continued every three years thereafter to prevent contracting the disease after an injuiy, etc. Periodic Schick tests should be done to determine the susceptabil-ity susceptabil-ity to diptheria. Everyone, child and adult, should keep up the typhoid immunizations which consist of a first series cf 3 shots, one week apart and a booster every two years thereafter. Smallpox vaccinations should also al-so be continued throughout life. Everyone should have a smallpox vaccination every 5 years. Mrs. Betty Mikesell, public neajLii nuxse, au vises every one uo prevent disease by being properly immunized by either a private physician or the City-County Clinics Clin-ics which are held in the Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove City Hall the third Friday Fri-day of every month from 9 to 10 a.m. .She stated also, that it's easier eas-ier to prevent than cure. I i |