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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1957)
I . " J Lollipops ta'p w'h S. i XiSS youngsters, but what of V- adults? They need shots, too! parents had intended to have her in oculated, but each time they made plinis to see a doctor, she had a cold or found some other excuse. A Dallas, Tex., woman says: "If I had it all to do over again, I wouldn't hesitate a minute to give my children the Salk vaccine." Age four and six, both children are partially disabled from the disease now. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis says there are four excuses people most commonly offer for delay ing polio shots. Some say the disease is on the skids, so why worry about it? In reality, the infection rate in people over 19 has risen at least 25 percent in the past five years. Besides, no matter how many other people take the vaccine, you're not protected until you yourself re ceive the injections. As Dr. Salk has said: "Your neighbor's vaccination does not protect you." Some claim they'll wait for a better vaccine. It's true that other vaccines, which can be swallowed, may be de veloped, but nobody's predicting when, if ever, they'll be ready for public use. Other people say- the vaccine is ex pensive and hard to get. Most doctors ask no more than S3 to give the injec tions; many charge less, and free vac cinations often are available through health departments, medical organiza tions, and business firms. The National Foundation has earmarked $10 million to support vaccination programs throughout the country, and informa tion on the injections may be had from any county polio chapter. Occasionally it's been true that the vaccine was hard to get. In the early days, of course, drug manufacturers were not geared to produce enough even to begin meeting the demand. More recently, a sudden upsurge of demand, following a period of apathy, again created a shortage. Large batches were put into production, but it takes 120 days to make and test the Salk vaccine before use. Public enthusiasm seems to dwindle in the Fall and Winter, though these are actually the best seasons for vac cination. Last Winter druggists were left with thousands of doses sitting on their shelves. After six months, the vaccine has to be discarded, so manu facturers naturally cut back their pro duction, ironically creating new short ages just as the Summer demand start ed to grow again. The fourth, and final, fallacy is the belief that you've got to schedule your injections so the series will be com pleted just in time for hot weather. Even one or two shots, taken a month apart any time of the year, give a good degree of protection. And while it's true that polio reaches its peak in August and September, it can be deadly any time of the year. The best time to strike back is today or the first day your doctor has vac cine available before polio strikes you! So easy! 50 more jelly...and fresher flavor because yu boil only 1 minute wiih SURE-JELL or CERTO ! 4 f 0) - 1 . L t "1 f - J 9 . j.. . v. . Krcip: ywrfeel homemade plum jelly. Crush 5 lbs. ripe tart plums. Simmer 10 min., covered, with I j cups water. Squeeze through jelly bag or cheesecloth layers. Mix 5'i cups juice with box Sure-Jell in sauce pan. (Or use Certa recipe on bottle.) Remote from hrt, skim ofTloam and pour into gluwcs. Pa 11 (Tin at oo.e. Yield: 12 fnoitnun gl.Mo, t mere pennict ( Un! And you're sure of perfect rull With alt kinds of fruits when you use powfaedj .Vote-Jell or liquid Cerio! mm. Hrinii In boll. over high heat, stirring con stantly. At once, stir in 71i cups sugar, bring to boil again. Dpil hard min., stir ring constantly. This short boiling lime gives you fresher flavor! And less juice boils away, so you get up to 50 higher yield! Your choice! SURE-JELL powdered natural fruit pectin or CERTO liquid natural fruit pectin. P:lincausjcllinn Amounts of pectin in Iruiti vary . . , hut no Wfjsnjf wuh renoes you $t with Sure Jell of ( trio, o
