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Fears of the Rappahannock Department of Health. The big problem is that mahy people do not take advantage of the advances that modern medical science has to offer, Dr. Fears emphasizes.
All of us have heard a great deal about polio vaccine and most of us have been immunized against this crippling disease, although many still have not. But we tend to forget the potential killers smallpox, tentanus, whooping cough and diphtheria. During the past year there were several outbreaks of smallpox in Great Britain. A possibly serious outbreak at New York City's Idlewild Airport was thwarted by quick action of health officers who vaccinated all those exposed to a boy who was stricken with/the disease. And during (riel winter of 1961-1962 ther,d!iwas an outbreak of diphtheria in Omaha, Nebraska. All babies should bp given injections against diphtheria, chooping cough and tentanus beginning at 3 months of age. These shots may be conveniently given in a “triple” vaccine containing all three protectors. A polio shot or oral vaccine can be obtained at tne same visit to the doctor. Vaccination against smallpox should be obtained during the first year of life. Booster doses of vaccines are necessary from time to time in order to maintain protection from these diseases. And this applies to adults as well as children. To prevent these serious and possibly fatal diseases everyone should keep a record of previous vaccinations and find out from a doctor when the next booster doses are due.
WMS Meets Tues.
The Washington Missionary Society will meet at Wash ington Baptist Church, Tuesday, February 5, at 2:00 P.M, Mrs. W. C. Campbell will be the leader for a program on “Witnessing to Oriental Americans,’* ( Chinese, Korean, Japanese.) Every woman of the church is urged _to attend.
Mark ye well, the way out of 1 trouble is never as simple as ! ;the way in. I <■ Women claim they dress to ! please men. If this were so, they’d dress a lot faster.
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