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Saturday, March 17, 1973
ANTI-POLIOMYELITIS CAMPAIGN 1973
Second Phase Of Annual Drive Ending In Two Weeks
Dr. G.H. Choa, Director of Medical and Health Services, today
urged parents whose children had not yet been immunised against poliomyelitis
to do so "as quickly as possible."
In particular, he advised them that now was the time to bring
their children for the second dose of the anti-poliomyelitis vaccine
if the first dose had already been administered earlier in the year.
He was speaking as the second phase of the annual anti-poliomyelitis
campaign reached the half-way mark. The campaign, with two more weeks to
go, will end on March 31.
Anti-poliomyelitis vaccine is available free at all Medical
and Health Department inoculation and maternity and child health centres.
"After the campaign, intended to draw public attention to the
need for inoculation, the vaccine will continue to be available to all
maternal and child health centres on a year-round basis," Dr. Choa said,
Since the second phase of the campaign began on February 26.
a total of 11,980 children has been immunised against the disease.
In the meantime, in connection with the annual campaign against
smallpox, the latest figures show that up to February 24, a total of 113,879
doges has been administered.
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