Measles Vaccine Available; Not Advisable for All to Take
Page 5
Measles vaccine will be available in doctor's offices here within the next few days, probably in limited doses, Dr. Vernon Branson, Lawrence pediatrician said yesterday.
The two types available are a live-virus type, called attenuated (weakened) virus vaccine, and a killed-virus type of vaccine. Both are administered by injection.
THE ATTENUATED vaccine induces a mild case of measles. It is injected along with a small amount of gamma globulin for protection against fever and rash, Dr. Branson said.
Reactions which may occur from six to eight days after vaccination include fever, rash or a general feeling of illness.
Primarily for children from nine months up, the vaccine is given to prevent side effects of measles such as encephalitis and secondary bacterial diseases, such as pneumonia.
It protects only against red measles (Rubeola or old-fashioned measles). It does not protect against German, Rubella or three-day measles.
"THE VACCINE has been used by over 10,000 patients," Dr. Branson said. "I think that's a conservative number.
"I think we plan to use that (atenuated vaccine) as a routine immunization when an adequate supply becomes available," he commented.
Adults, including college students, should be advised individually by their physicians before taking the vaccine, Dr. Branson said.
- It is not recommended for expectant mothers, because the effect on a fetus is not yet thoroughly known.
- OTHER CONDITIONS under which the attenuated vaccine should be taken with care were listed by Dr. Branson;
- People taking cortisone or one of the other steroids should be advised individually by their physicians.
- Those who are sensitive to penicillin, streptomycin, or neomycin should take into consideration that traces of those drugs are left in the vaccine.
Tuesday, March 26, 1963 University Daily Kansan
- Because the virus is grown on egg, persons highly sensitive to egg should take the vaccine with caution.
Dr. Branson commented that there
Some physicians feel that it is better for children to become immunized by having genuine measles, while some feel it best for them to be immunized by the light case caused by vaccine, he said.
are differences of opinion among physicians as to the advisability of vaccine immunization against measles.
Application blanks for positions as officers on the executive board of KU People-to-People are now available from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the P-t-P office in the Kansas Union.
These application blanks will be issued through Thursday and should be turned in before 4 p.m. Friday at the P-t-P office.
To be, or not to be—belted.
Green or Charcoal stripe
$8.98
Officer Candidates For P-t-P Must File
Interviews will be held in the first week of April to select officers for both semesters of the coming year.
Earl's salutes
PI BETA PHI
and
PHI GAMMA DELTA
Today, all members of these groups
10% on all pizzas.
A PIZZA PALACE AT 729 MASS
SAVE
Just clip this ad and bring your Student I.D.
We went to the mountain to make 1963 Ford-built cars go 30,000 to 100,000 miles between major chassis lubrications
Quite a task faced Ford Motor Company engineers when they set out to eliminate the traditional trip to the grease rack every 1,000 miles.
Like Mohammed, they went to the mountain—Bartlett Mountain on the Continental Divide in Colorado. More molybdenite is mined there than in the rest of the world combined. And from molybdenite ore comes the amazing "moly" grease that helps extend the chassis lubrication intervals for Ford-built cars. This grease sticks tenaciously to metal, stands up under extreme pressures and resists moisture, pounding and squeezing. It is slicker than skates on ice!
The search for means to extend chassis lubrication also led to New Orleans—where experimental suspension ball joints tested in taxicabs in regular service went two years without relubrication.
New, improved seals were developed. Bushings, bearings and washers of many materials were investigated. Slippery synthetics, like nylon and teflon, were used a number of new ways.
It took time. And ingenuity. But the effort paid off when Ford-built cars were the first to build in chassis lubrication good for 30,000 miles or two years—whichever came first.
Another assignment completed-another "Ford First" and another example of how Ford Motor Company provides engineering leadership for the American Road.
MOTOR COMPANY
The American Road, Dearborn, Michigan
PRODUCTS FOR THE AMERICAN ROAD THE HOME
THE FARM INDUSTRY AND THE AGE OF SPACE