Evening star., 1954-04-09
Parents Get
Forms Today
In Polio Test
Fuirfux to Sturt
Vaccine Program
On April 26

Parents of $500 Fairfax Coun-
ty school children were to begin
receiving forms today, requiring
their signatures if they wish
their youngsters to participate
in the polio vaccine test to start
April 26.
County Health Officer DR..
Harold Kennedy distributed the
forms and explanatory literature
yesterday to go public, private
and parochial school principals
at a special meeting in Fairfax.
At the same time, a schedule
of when and where the vaccina-
tions will be given was an
nounced.
Only second-grade pupils ac-
tually will receive shots of the
vaccine. First and third-graders
will not be inoculated and will
serve as control groups" Par
entS of pupils in all three grades
were asked to sign the forms.
DR.. Kennedy said 2 per cent Of
children in all three grades will
be given blood tests before and
after the tests as an added
check. Some children have polio
without ever being diagnosed
and without being very sick, he
said. The blood tests will dis
close these undiscovered cases.
The principals were told that
any second-grade child who
misses the first shot of the SER
les of three will be excluded from
the program. Follow-up clinics
will be held. however, to inocu-
late those who miss the second
or third shot, he said.
Forms Due April 20.
He said the signed forms must
be returned to the health depart
ment by April 20. Principals were
instructed to work out their own
methods of distributing and COL
lecting the forms.
DR.. John A. ClauSen, social
psychologist at the National In
stitutes of Health, said he hopes
parents will explain to their chill
dren that the shots actually will
result in better health for them.
Even second-graders can un-
derStand that the vaccine will
kill germs in their bodies," he
said.
He warned against discussing
the crippling effects of polio,
however. for fear of frightening
pupils who will not be given the
shots. He suggested that the
children be given time to work
on stories, pictures and plays at
school to demonstrate the reason
for the test.
Schedule of In0cuIatiOns.
The schedule of inoculations
follows:
-, April 26--Floris, 1890 to 2: Franklin
sons Primary at FrankIin rankin H Sherman, nnG%pI
April 27-Belleyiew, 1880 to 2;
Centreville and Clifton at Centrevilie.
$3.50 to IL 80; Fairview, 1 to 2; Forest.
vile, IL to IL: Fort Belvoir, to be ar
ranged by Army personnel: Graham
Road, to 2:30 Lincolnia. $3.50 to 1890;
Lorton, morning: Mount EAGLE and Bur-
gundy Farms at Mount Eaele, 10 to L..
April 2S-Baileys Cross Roads, IL to
I:30; Fairfax and BENJAMIN Acres at
Fairfax lO:30 to l?:30; Madison hours
green and Kay Nursery at Mount Daniel;
to ! J.; Oakton, 1890 to 3; Weynoke. IL
April o9--Annandale and Merry
downs at Annandale, 1890 to g. Dunn
Loring, hours to be arranged: James Lee.
Eleven Oaks and Merrifield at James
Lee, $40 to IL 80; WeStmore and Burke
at Westmore, 9:30 to IL 80; Franconia
and Brownie School at Franconia, $3.50
to IL; Garfield, 9:30 to 30: Herndon,
$50 to- IL: Louise Archer, 1890 to
1870; st; Anthony's. 900 to, II; st.
Westlawn. 1890 to 2: Woodlawn. 1890
April 3O-Chesterbrook, u to 11:30;
ii to 40: Groveton, 9:30 to 1880; Oak
~; Woodburn, 1880 to $50; woodley
Hills. L to 2.