Salk Polio Inoculations To Start In Ann Arbor May 2

Section Two pages 15 to 26

THE ANN ARBOR NEWS

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Monday, April 18,1955

Salk Polio Inoculations To Start In Ann Arbor May 2

Full Schedule For Washtenaw Children Told

Second Shot To Follow First By Three Weeks; Vaccine Due Today

Some of Ann Arbor's first and second grade school children will get their first shots of the Salk polio vaccine on Monday, May 2. Second shots will he given three weeks later.

Dr. Otto K. Engelke, county health director, announced the today after he received from Lansing that the supply for Michigan school children had arrived.

Inoculations in some outlying Washtenaw schools will start as early as Friday, April 29. Inoculations in Ypsilanti school will start on Tuesday, May 3.

In all instances, the second shot will follow the first by three weeks. The entire program will be completed in all county schools by May 27.

Will Bring Vaccine

Miss Kay Dohn of the County Health Department and Mrs. James A. Nichols, volunteer worker for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, will travel to Lansing this afternoon and return with the vaccine.

There are an estimated 7,000 first and second graders in Washtenaw county who are eligible to receive the vaccine, which the Foundation is providing without cost to parents.

Parental consent slips will be distributed later this week. Some 65 volunteer workers, under the direction of Mrs. Nichols, will assemble printed materials at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Tappan Junior High School cafeteria.

About 100 county physicians and similar number of volunteer nurses will take part in the program, in addition to Foundation volunteers and members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary.

Replaces First Schedule

The new schedule replaces an earlier schedule announced on April 6 and printed in The News.

The new schedule was arranged after Dr. Jonas E. Salk, who perfected the vaccine, announced in Ann Arbor last week that only two shots would be needed, instead of three, to provide immunity for the coming polio season. Dr. Salk said third "booster” shot should be given from 7 to 10 months later. The new schedule follows:

At Eberwhite school, May 2 and 23.

At Bach school, May 2 and 23.

At Mack school, May 3 and 24.

At Jones school, May 3 and 24.

At Angell school (including University Elementary), May 4 and 25.

At Northside school (including Hagen, Popkin and Mowry), May 5 and 26.

Schedule Continued

At Perry school, May 5 and 26.

At Burns Park school, May 6 and 27.

At Haisley school, (including Foster, Lutheran Redeemer and Wagner), May 6 and 27.

Dexter school (including Delhi, Dexter Rd., Knight, St. Joseph, Salem Lutheran, Spielgleburg and Sullivan), April 29 and May 20.

At Whitmore Lake school, (including Braun, Flintoff, Leland, Sutton and Welches Corner), April 29 and May 20.

At Manchester school (including Bridgewater Center, Lancaster and Pleasant Lake), April 29 and May 20.

At Stone school (including St. Francis and Ann Arbor Church), April 29 and May 20.

At Milan school (including Immaculate Conception), May 2 and 23.

At Chelsea school (including Beach, Canfield, Jerusalem, Jewett Stone, Lima Center, McLaren, Rogers Corners and St. Mary’s), May 2 and 23.

Other Points Listed

At Pittsfield school (including Mary D. Mitchell, Town Hall, Carpenter, Geddes and Mills), May 2 and 23.

At Edmonson school (including Spencer), May 2 and 23.

At St. Thomas school, May 3 and 24.

At Foster school (including Salem Union, Fowler Corner, Free Church and Bennett), May 3 and 24.

At Saline school (including Dold, Forbes, Hammond, Jedele and Lindsley), May 3 and 24.

At George school (including Rawsonville), May 3 and 24.

At Estabrook school (including Thorne and Meadow View), May 4 and 25.

List Concluded

At Chapelle school (including Begole), May 4 and 25.

At Ross school (including Crippen, Frains Lake, Gale and Kimmel). May 4 and 25.

At St. John’s school (including Rackham, Roosevelt and Central). May 4 and 25.

At Harriet school, May 5 and 26.

At Lincoln school, May 5 and 26.

At Simmonds school (including Dixboro, Geer, Lapham's Corner, South Salem Stone, Superior Town Line and Wash Oak), May 5 and 26,