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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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