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NEWEST CITIZEN—John Theodore "Ted" Getsinger, son of Dr.
and Mrs. Duncan M. Getsinger of 224 Flemington Road, is shown with
his mother. Born on July 30, he bears names taken from both sides
of his family. The Getsingers have another child, Kurt, age five.
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(The following questions akd answers are supplied by the Orange
County Ch-apter of Ihe National Foundation /w Infantile Paralysis
as a public service so that the publi-c may be more fully informed
about the Salk Polio vaccine and Us usefulness.)
Q. What assurance do we have that the Salk vaccine is safe?
A. Every possible assurance. The report given by Dr. Thomas ^
Fra,ncis, Jr., last April showed that the -vaccine used in the 1954 field ;
trials neither caused polio nor other major reactions and was 60 per- i
cent to 90 percent effective in preventing paralysis due to polio. It was
60 pe'rcent to 70 percent effective for Type I virus, abouit 90 percent for
Types II and III. There is reason to believe the Type I part of the
vaccine will be more effective this year than last. New and more string
ent tests for safety also now are required by the U. .S,. Public Health
Service on evei-y lot of vaccine released for use.
Q. Isn't there a risk to vaccination?
A. There is some statistical risk to every immunizing procedure,
to every major and minor operation, to the use of many drugs. The risk
in polio vaccination is less than exists in many widely used vaccines
and drugs. The benefits far outweight any risk. So far as polio is con
cerned, the major risk in .the future will be for a child to go through a
polio season without protection of the kind vaccination can bestow.
Q: How long does it take for the Salk polio vaccine to protect?
A. Three injections are nece.ssary for full protection. The first
shot begins to take effect from seven to 10 days later; at that time,
detectable antibodies are present in the blood stream. The second shot
two to four weeks after the first, brings a sharper rise in antibodies’
With these two injections, a child should be protected against paralyt
ic polio for the regular polio season. Long-la.sting immunization de
velops only after a third or booster shot seven months to a year later.
Q. Can a vaccinated child become a polio carrier and spread the
disease?
A. Yes, but not because he has been vaccinated. Anyone can be
come a carrier of the disease il the polio virus enters his system.
Children who are themelves protected by antibodies induced by the
vaccine may be infected by natural exposure to the polio virus and for
a biief period excrete the virus, thus exposing their contacts to in
fection, The vaccine, while protecting those injected against paralysis,
does not eliminate the possibility of subsequent infection. Only a very
small percentages of those wlio carry the virus actually become sick
from polio.
Q. How long does if take for polio to incubate?
A. From three to 35 days, in general, but most often in the
neighborhood of two weeks. When a person is vaccinated, his body be
gins to develop polio antibodies. If he is vaccinated after he has been
infected by Ihe plio virus, however, one cannot expect protection from
para ly.sis.
Q. Does everyone produce antibodies?
A. No, bill most people do. Apparently there are some who do
not have the power to produce antibodies, and some produce only
liputed quantities. But ralatively few' people are in this category.
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A. Yc,s. It should not be given to anyone who i.s ill at the time,
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vaccine also .should not be given to individuals in a household where
a eae of polio has just been diagnosed, because other members of the
family usually carry the virus at this time even though they are not
iii. The decision as to using the vaccine re.sts, of course, with the
family physician.
Q. How long does protection given by the vaccine last?
A. There hasn’t been enough time since the vaccine was devel
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expeiimental vaccine in Dr. Salk’s research, program about two and
a half years ago still have protective levels of polio antibodies. The de
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vaccine, however, is so slow that the vaccine’s effectiveness is expected
to last for many .years. Only time and further investigation can give
the complete answer.
O. Does the first injection of Salk vaccine itself protect against
paralyte polio?
A. II gives some protection, but reliable information does not
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Q. Should people who have had polio be vaccinated?
A, Yes. There are three types of polio virus and a person w’ho has
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