Word: vaccinees
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The U.S. Public Health Service skipped almost a month of red-tape requirements and issued quick licenses to two manufacturers of measles vaccine last week.
By 1960 small groups of children in five cities had been vaccinated with favorable results. Last Thursday, after over two years of tests, the Public Health Service licensed the vaccine for mass production and use.
Dr. Katz, who joined Enders and Peebles in 1956, said yesterday that the "live" vaccine, which is over 95 per cent effective, might provide permanent immunity, although thus far vaccinated children have been observed only for a little over four years. In contrast, the "dead" vaccine, about 90 per cent...
A CBS public service special about measles, stressing that a serious case of measles can leave children retarded, deaf and blind-and that a safe and effective vaccine is available. The measles season begins with the spring.
The World Health Organization has glumly reported "complete failure to control gonorrhea in spite of the very widespread use of antibiotics," but in the U.S., and other well-doctored countries, the available drugs and the new test should turn the tide. Elsewhere, the organization fears, the only hope lies in...