Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-23

Secretary Of Welfare Hobby
said she will name, perhaps to-
Picture Of Or. Solk Receiving Citotion
at White House. Poee BIB
day, a National Advisory Com
mittee of seven or nine members
small, but as broadly repre-
sentative as possible"-to suggest
ALLEGATIONS by States.
Enough vaccine will be avail
able before August to give two
shot vaccinations to all Ameri-
can children under 10, the most
susceptible age group.
And by November there will
be enough for all persons 20 or
younger, health officers said yes
terday.
Each State is expected to set
UP its own system of priorities
for handling its share OF the
vaccine.
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The plan, developed in a con-
ference here yesterday and ap-
proved by President Eisenhower
last night. will have no effect on
the free immunization of first
and second grade school chill
dren already under way under
auspices of the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis.
1t applies only to the furnish
ing of supplies to doctors for
administering to those not COW
cred by the free program.
In a formal statement after
the conference, Mrs. Hobby said
statistics showed that an esti-
mated 25.6 million children can
be vaccinated by July /, but that
almost no commercial supplies.
are available now. The free
school program is getting the
first quantities.
These are the simple ines
capable tactS ABOUT the supply
situation. she said.
1T is a situation which will
require very great patience on
the part of every one. On the
other hand. it is, in my opinion.
hopeful picture instead of
years there now remain only
months before the great boon of
the Salk vaccine can be made
available to many millions"
She said the conference of doc
tors, public health workers, drug
manufacturers and others which
developed the ALLEGATION plan
accomplished all that we hoped
for there was not one dis
senting note in the days activi-
ties"
Recommendations Made
The recommendations were:
/. Establishment of a national
advisory committee to recon-
mend voluntary ALLEGATIONS on a
State-by- State basis, aimed at
assuring availability to children
l through 10 years of age at
the time it is most needed.
2. Creation of State commit
tees composed of health, medical
and drug industry representa-
tives to handle immunization
plans within each State and es-
tablish such age group priorities
as may be deemed necessary. In
the absence Of specific State
plans priorities should be con-
sidered for children to 10 years
Of age.
3. A continual check by techni-
cal experts on the use of the
vaccine. to consider whether any
changes should be made in the
dosage schedule. and to study
most effective ways of utilizing
the vaccine.
The recommendations also
proposed that distribution be
handled through the usual chan
nels of trade - from manufac-
turer to wholesale druggist to
retail druggist.
Based on Case Record
Allegations and priorities for
the vaccine would be based in
part on records showing which
geographical areas normally
have the earliest upturn in cases.
in part on which age groups
have the most cases and the
most deaths. and in part on
child population.
The program would be based
on use Of two shots of vaccine
for each child as fast as sup
plies become available. A third
booster" shot would be given
not less than seven months after
the second shot and not later
than the start Of the next polio
season