Thursday, Oct. 4, 1962 University Daily Kansan
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Watkins Director Says Few Have 'Insurance'
Immunization shots against Asian flu are being ignored by the majority of KU students, the director of Watkins Memorial Hospital said yesterday.
I. Caputeson, director, emphasized that these shots are
Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, direct the only protection against flu.
"We should be having twice the turnout we are having," he said. "In the last nine days we have had only 2,500 students take shots."
ASIAN FLU occurs in three-year cycles. This is the third year of the latest cycle.
"THAT ISN'T too far away in today's world of fast transportation," Dr. Canuteson added.
The director said persons in close contact with each other are particularly susceptible to Asian flu. He said local epidemics have already broken out in the Far East this year.
"Yet, if we can get half of the students to take the shots we will have beaten any possible epidemic," continued Dr. Canuteson. "The shots are not good after an epidemic starts because they build up immunity too slowly."
An influenza epidemic would not be a new thing to KU. In 1918, about 1,000 students were sick with Spanish influenza. Watkins Hospital had to open two new wards to handle the 86 students sick with flu in 1936 and
Flu shots provide immunity to all three types of flu virus after two weeks.
in 1557 the first Asian flu epidemic struck.
Innoculations began three weeks ago and will end next Wednesday. Residence houses wanting shots given at the houses should sign up immediately at the hospital.
Today, nurses will be at Sigma Alpha Epsilon from 4 until 5 o'clock, at Delta Chi from 5 until 6 and at Grace Pearson Hall from 5 until 5:45.
Tomorrow they will be at Jolliffe Hall from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
and at Pl Beta Phi from 5 until 5:30.
British Consider Cuba Trade Move
The American request was made through the British embassy in Washington on Tuesday. A spokesman said that "consultations will continue" on this issue.
LONDON — (UPI)— The British government is "considering" a request from the United States for restrictions on shipping in trade to Cuba, the foreign office said today.
Indications are the British make no immediate moves to impose limitations on the shipping.
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