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Show -Vaccinate now against 'HIB5 liful , . d on a unanimous recom- ilion by the Davis County ;Jof Health, the Davis County -mission is expected to proc- ihe week of Sept. 8-14 "Hib j (RING HIB week the Davis K .'if Health Department and 3 physicians will join other departments and physicians ttwide campaign of vacci-SE vacci-SE pfc '.!lwtofive year old children t the Vi; '"'Hib-Haemophilus influen-vulntt: influen-vulntt: j navei 'wy focus will be the vacci-onp::'0 vacci-onp::'0 olds and succtf ;'i"),chlldren attending day d thro. :aers' Vi! ttccr along- !!.ca"sed by Haemophi-iforlt: Haemophi-iforlt: type b, is recog-jldbet. recog-jldbet. 'aleading pediatric prob-germ prob-germ is the leading cause :inal meningitis in the Un-Meningitis, Un-Meningitis, the most , "il form of the illness, re-"percent re-"percent mortality, and went of children who suf-1 suf-1 s'lerm damage to the ner-- ner-- 1 im including seizures, tn ;! deafness, and mental X . :;lly, Hib causes a varie-r varie-r ' Ih serious diseases, such ife ''a, blood poisoning arthritis, inflammation of the sac enclosing the heart (pericarditis), and swelling of a structure located near the base of the tongue (epiglottitis), (epig-lottitis), which can result in death from choking. IT IS estimated that each year about 20,000 cases of serious illness ill-ness from Hib occur in the United States, affecting one in every 200 children during the first five years of life. This incidence exceeds that of miningicoccal disease by several fold, resembling the peak frequency frequen-cy of occurrence of paralytic poliomyelitis during the early 1950s. Hib vaccinations, Dr. Enrico Davis County Director of Health, points out, are highly effective since they have been found to be more than 90 percent effective in children immunized at 24-60 months of age. Furthermore, he says, the vaccine is recognized as one of the safest of all vaccine products. pro-ducts. THEREFORE, he strongly encourages en-courages all parents of eligible children chil-dren to get their children immunized immu-nized against Hib without delay. The charge for Hib vaccinations during September 9-14 will not exceed ex-ceed $10. |