DEMAND FDR POLIO VACCINE
CHEATER TRAN AVAILABLE SUPPLY
Amounts of Salk vaccine allo
cated to Alaska are coining in so
slowly that no extension of the
polio vaccination program to
children under five years of age
and over nine can be expected
until March or April, according
to Dr. Charles R. Hayman, Alas
ka Department of Health pre
ventive medical service chief.
"The demand for the vaccine
has been greater than the avail
able supplies." Dr. Hayman said.
In answer to many inquiries
from parents and physicians re
garding extension of the polio
vaccination program to children
in the younger and older age
groups, he said it is planned in
early spring to offer vaccinations
in Alaska cities to all children
aged one through 14 years. At
that time the booster, or third
shot, will be offered, to those
who received the first and sec
ond vaccinations. The program
calls for two shots given one
month apart and a third shot
after seven months have elapsed.
Polio vaccination* have been
given to the majority of children
from five through nine years of
age and to pregnant women in
the cities of Palmer, Ketchikan,
Juneau, Sitka, Haines, Skagway,
Cordova, Valdes, Seward, Anch
orage, Kodiak and soon will be
given in Fairbanks.
Using the vaccine supplied by
he National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis for first and
second graders last May, June
and July, approximately 8,500
children now seven and eight
years old received injections.
Since August 1955 approximately
10,000 doses of te federal supply
have been received in Alaska.
This has provided vaccinations
in the cities for approximately 3,
500 children ages five, six and
nine.
In isolated areas, because of
lack of medical facilities and
consequent greater danger to per
sons who might contract poliomy
elitis, and for other technical
reasons, vaccine has been made
available for approxi naiely 1,500
children aged one through 19,
and for pregnant women.
Sufficient vaccine for children
ages 15 through 19, in the cities,
is not expected to be available
until May or later, Dr, Hayman
said, and probably no vaccine
will be available for adults this
year.
He said that the “Alaska De
partment of Health strongly rec
ommends vaccination against
polio, but advises the public that
the vaccine is still scarce. While
the demand in some urban areas
has not been great, for the terri
tory as a whole there is not suf
ficient vaccine to vaccinate all
eligible children”.
RAILROAD JOBS
EXEMPTED FROM SOME
CS REGULATIONS
A two-year extension has been
granted by the U. S. Civil Ser
vice Commission exempting all
jobs on the Alaska Railroad from
Civil Service appointment regu
lations.
Paul Shelmerdine, personnel
director of the ARP, said the
Federal Register of December 31,
1955, "excepted” all employes of
the ARR from the competitive
service rules of the Civil Service
Commission.
This means, he said, that all ap
pointments, layoffs, etc., are made
in accordance with regulations
of the railroad, as they have been
in the past.
The exception granted by the
Civil Service Commission con
tinue until Dec. 31, 1957.
Shelmerdine pointed out that
in August, 1955, positions in all
other Federal agencies in Alaska
came under the competitive ser
vice.
The new order, he said, per
mits the railroad to continue per
sonnel practices that have been
in existence since the begin
ning of the railroad.
Many of the other Civil Ser
vice rules and regulations still
apply, as they always have. Rail
road employes’ benefits, such as
annual sick leave, group life in
surance, unemployment benefits,
retirement, etc., remain unchang
ed.
SHIP VIA THE ALASKA RAILROAD
It offers Safe, dependable and speedy year 'round
Service. We deliver to your door on Less Carload
Shipment at no cost to you.
For information on the lowest Freight Rales in the
Territory, contact your Alaska Railroad Agent —
Telephone 3211.
And when you're traveling. Ride the new pullman
train for a really enjoyable trip. Reservations made
by calling 3211.
The Alaska Railroad
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GIRL SCOUT NEWS
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Troop II
The girls in our Troop cele
brated our third birthday. Our
leader, Mrs. Martin, gave us our
new membership cards and
awarded badges.
Tenderfoot: Cheri Draze and
Joyce Vaughn. Cook: Susan Har
rington. Farm safety: Barbara
Brewster. Backyard Camper: Sue
Baugh.
Our troop consists of Sue
Baugh, Susan Harrington, Bar
bara Brewster, Anne Jones,
Shannon Mick, Phoebe Martin,
Cheri Draze, and Joyce Vaughn
Following our party we held a
Court of Honor and planned our
meetings for February.
Shannon Mick, reporter
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