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OCR Page 1 of 5Secretary
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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
Public Health Service
Bethesda, Maryland
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saturday, April 30, 1955
May
HEW-C15
The Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare, made public late today a summary of conclusions and recommendations of
an advisory group of experts in the fields of poliomyelitis and immunology which
has just concluded a two-day meeting at the National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, Maryland.
The meeting was called by Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele to advise on
an investigation of the poliomyelitis vaccine produced by the Cutter Laboratories
of Berkeley, California, which was withdrawn from distribution this week.
In addition to the consulting group and staff members of the Public Health
Service, today's meeting included technical representatives of the six pharma-
ceutical houses manufacturing the vaccine. Dr. Scheele said they were included
so that the Service might benefit from their special knowledge regarding the
production and distribution of vaccine.
In arriving at its conclusions and recommendations, the group was guided
by last minute data obtained by telephone from health officials in various parts
of the country concerning cases of paralytic poliomyelitis occurring among
children who have been vaccinated.
As of Noon Saturday, the number of cases reported to the Public Health
Service was as follows: California, 16; Idaho, 8; Louisiana, 2; Illinois, 1;
Colorado, 1; and Georgia, 1.
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