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HUGH _PARSONS BOLTS AND TOOLS ITO.. 262-5681 • I .1/41Mii. -East of Hentall ies THE BRUSSELS POST, OCTOBER 25, 1978 -- 13 Update shots professor says But there's no rush you have had will offer some protection against, the di, sew, whether you had the Salk vaccine by injection or took the oral $abin vaccine., • Ontario. has historically used the injected killed virus. vaccine which Prof. lizard. says does, need a periodic booster to. maintain a high level of the protective munity in the body. The oral live-dose vaccine gives cons- iderably better immunity. For a short time after vaccin, ation with the live virus, a person actually sheds. virus. and can theoretically infect and thereby vaccinate anot- her person, The living virus then persists and provides long-term protection. This type of sugar-cube vaccin- ation is commonly used in other provinces and most countries around the world. Because of the widespread use of the live virus in vaccination programs,it has literally flooded the PoPtik ation says Prof. lizard, and has overwhelmed the wild disease-causing poliomyelitis virus. Vaccination programs have reduced both the prev- alence of the disease and the numbers of disease-causing virus found in the environ- ment. Better sewage treat- ment is also an important contributing factor, notes Prof. lizard, since dirty water is a favorite habitat of the polio virus. "The polio story is a classic example of what preventive medicine can do,' developed so early in life." John Sweeney of the Kitchener-Wilmont riding will read his Private Bill 139 in an attempt to Flow the demand for abortions through educational process on October 26th. A dance will be held in the Wingham Legion Hall on November 18th Ken Scott's Orchestre . will provide the music and free lunch will be served. were over 18,000 cases of paralytic polio in 1954. Twenty years after the onset of vaccination programs, that number was reduced to only eight cases reported in 1976. Recurrence of the disease in our hygenic North American society would seem unlikely unless the active poliomyel- itis virus were brought isz the country, says Prof. Tizard. Such is believed to be the case in the Oxford County incident where the victims are' all members of DUtch- Canadian religious groups and none had been vaccin- ated. , 'The Netherlands exper- ienced a polio outbreak this spring, notes Prof. Tizard, with • some 100 . cases of poliomyelitis. The fact that , none of the Canadians infect- ed with the virus had been vaccinated is a strong ardum- Voice of L i fe meets usayss., pfroorf. eilairpde,th there Even if you haven't had your five-year polio booster, you are probably better protected against the disease than you realize. Since the recent polio outbreak in Oxford County, medical offi- cials have stressed the ini- portance of immunization, but that does not mean that everyone in Ontario should immediately rush to the doctor for a needle, Univer- sity of Guelph immunologist Dr. Ian lizard advises that only those residents of the outbreak area, people who have never been vaccinated and individuals under 18 should be immediately con- cerned. Any previous vaccination The Voice for Life group met at the Wingham Bible Chapel on October 17 and heard report on the plowing Match Information Booth. High school teachers were interested in the group, speaking to their classes and a lot of donations were received. Members heard an over- wheming number of com- ments "1 didn't know that the baby was so well ent in favor.ef immunization,. From a public health stand- point the outbreak will serve to remind us, that while polio has been controlled, the. virus has not been eliminated When the rush is over, Prof, Tizard suggests that we all update our vaccination. Many people, however, can't remember when they had their last polio vaccin- ation or whether they might have taken the live oral vaccine, and so they aren't sure if they need a booster, These are the 'kinds of question Prof. Tizard will be answering this .fall in an evening course on "Vaccines Viruses and Allergies." The course is offered through the University's Office of Cont- uing Edueation and will address some of the more common concerns about the value of various vaccination programs. "We'll also spend sonic time talking about allergies.' slays Prof. Tizard, "Since this is a . problem common to some JO per cent of ow population." Course partic- ipants will learn about thc cause of allergies and how to control' them.They will also discuss the interaction of vaccines and viruses and the possibilities of future im- munization against diseases like cancer, arthritis, and tooth decay. The polio outbreak has brought up a number of questions about the whole problem of immunization and disease control which Prof. course "Vaccines, Viruses Tizard hopes to cover in the and Allergies." Attention Farmers I Corn Season is Here We are ready now for your 1 978 CORN CROP - Honest weights - Faster Drying - More Storage Available with our new accommodations We Buy-Sell-Store RYAN DRYING WALTON- ONT. We now have a phone of the mill for yourconvenience 887-9261, 20kg. Purina DOG CHOW PURINA 2 1.00 off per bale G CHOW also Purina CAT CHOW 1.00 off per bale MILTON J. DIETZ.. Phone 527-0608 R.R. 4 Seaforth, Ont.