The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27
Polio Program
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hrou g h mass immunization
clinics such as these
Taken BY Mouth
DR. Anthony J. Munoz, vice.
pre- ident of the Jaycees and di-
rector Of the polio program for
Ine club. explained that the taste
less polio vaccine is admins
tered on a. sugar cube. ''Y o u
chew the sugar cube and sWal-
low it. Then you're immune.
he said. That's all there is to
it. No shot is required
DR.. Munoz said. continuing,
I'VE urge the entire population
to take advantage of this vac
cine. This is a wonderful oppor-
tunity to eradicate polio from
Prince Edward county. Every
body should be vaccinated even
those who have taken the Salk
vaccine. The Sabin VACCINE CON
fers a lifelong immunity while
the Salk method requires booster
shots every year.
"One hundred million persons
throughout the world have taken
the Sabin vaccine without any
side effects. The only people
who Will be refused are those
accn.ely i'll or who have taken
IN asles vaccine within III e
past six weeks. Dr.. Munoz add
ed.
25 Cent Donation
Dr. Munoz said that the spon-
sors are requesting donations Of
Is cents from individuals taking
each Of the three doses. to help
defray part of the cost of the
I. program. However none Will
be refused the vaccine, whether
they are able to pay or not.
He explained further. There
ale three types Of polio virus,
and it is possible for a person
to be imnnun.zed for one type
Of rolo but suffer the effects
Of another. For ms reason it
is important for families to take
all three types OF the oral vac
cine on the dates when they are
offered, TO become completely
immune to polio
\ Made by Wyeth Laboratories
at Marietta, Pa, the vaccine
is among the first American :
produced oral polio vaccine to
be used in general public i'm
munization programs IA q d e
with weak, distant cousins Of
polio-causiAg virus, the vaccine
viii not cause polio but fools the
b0dy's defense mechanism into
making antibodieS that VII ward
off any future infections BY the
real polio Vlluses.
Some 91S,965 citizens Of Hous-
ton, Texas. ana Harris county,
Texas took the vaccine on one
Sunday and in Denver. Colo. al
most as many took the vaccine
on a Sabin Sunday.
Dr.. Albert Bruce Sabin. de-
veloper of the vaccine to be US
ed here. is associated with h e
Children's Research Foundation
at Cincinnati Ohio.
Pioneered Research
I He has been active in the de
velopment Of control measures
against pohomyeltis for many
years. In 1914 he formulated the
theory upon which the vaccine
I associated with his name has
been produced in great quan-
tity.
! In 1856 he first set forth i'll
detail the patty by which he De-
lieved poliomyelitis spreads. Dr.
Sabin is a native Of Russia and
took the oath as an American
citizen in 1880. after coming TO
this country in 1921.
A graduate of New York Uni
versity. he was first a research
associate in bacteliology at New
York University College Of
Medicine, later a physician al
Bellevue Hospital in New Yor't
then a fellow in medicine at Ma
tional Research Council at Lis
ter Institute in England. He has
been at the University Of Gin
cinnati College Of Medicine since
1889.
DR.. Munoz. local director OF
the program said. We know
that it is impossible to explain
this program TO YOU and con
vince you Of its value in one
newspaper article. The Farm
vile Herald, WFLO, and other
news media have been extreme
ly cooperative in helping us pusf
this program across. We Will
continue to give you information
about the program including a
list of questions and answers on
the Sabin polio vaccine which
we think would be Of interest to
the public We want each and
every citizen Of the county ID
benefit from this wonderful pro
gram"