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An intensive iniorma- tetanus, pertussis (whooption
program on the need ing cough), measles,
to have children in the mumps, and rubella (Ger"critical
years" (birth- man measles),
through-four) vaccinated Lewis reported that
against the serious child- 35,555 youngsters
hood . diseases is begin- through four years of age
ning to show positive re- received DTP shots, up *
suits, according to Frank L 17% over the final quarter
Lewis. Immunization of 1976.
%
Coordinator in the Divi- Measles/Mumps/Rusion
of Health Services, bella vaccine was adminiDepartment
of Human Re- stered to 15,321 children
sources. in the "critical years," an
"fn^he final quarter of increase of 18.5%.
last year, the County The oral polio vaccine
? Heakh Departments ad- was gwen to 30.321 child?
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children in the birth- before. Lewis explained
through-four age group, a that this dip was due to
' dramatic increase over the the^ fact that-fche?veeara=_
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stered in the last quarter doses was redused from
of 1976, ' said Lewis, em four to three, and many
phasizing that this does children had already~re-?
not include vaccines given ceived three doses,
by doctors in private nrac- tv,o
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tice. County Health De- schedule of vaccinations
partments, he said, nor- begins at two months of
mally administer about age and by. 18 months the
half of all vaccinations in child will have received
North Carolina. full protection from the
The diseases in ques- childhood diseases while
tion are polio, diptheria,-still in infancy.
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Lewis said that in the Lewis. Usually, 1
final three months of last time is nothing 1
year, a total , of 12.337 but plain old apathy on the i
children under four com- Par* P?*?nts; too many
pleted the basic series, an PeoP^e do believe that
increase of 24.5% over the P?ho and other diseases
same period in 1976. have been conquered
"This is a truly significant Simply because we have
figure, he said, "and is vaccines to do so; and
strong indication that our s^nce immunizations
messages are getting should begin at two
through to the parents of months of age, these
children needing vaccina- children certainly were
tion." . " not young."
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possible to obtain all ^ . , m
, .. about 54% of parents with childhood
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County Health Depart- <erS h.ave been ^mmded
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and only 17% said no. , |
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sons: Plan to. but lack the lmPortanl ln our efforts to
time, 17% thought the reach the parents of very _
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In " American Hot Wax"
At one time in some Greene's first film and
people's life they dream of most of his work was left
joing to Hollywood and on the editing floor,
naking it big in the mo- He has been studying
des. That dream became the guitar since he was
iteality for a local young eleven years old and now
nan Charles Greene when he plays with his own
le got a chance to appear band, "The Charles
n the movie "American Greene Groupe" and lives
Kot Wax" which is being in Needham, Mass. His
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soundtrack album. In the /'
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