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Hello from your Safety Committee
I remember as a kid many years ago, standing with my whole family in a long line at the local junior high school to get my polio vaccine in a sugar cube. Hearing my parents say that this terrible disease would now be wiped out and that no other child, like my friend Keith, would ever die from it again.
I don't want to get into a political discussion, but in the past few years, millions of people have entered the United States, many with no vaccinations of any type. They can come from areas where polio, tuberculosis, leprosy, and other deadly diseases run rampant, diseases that are curable and preventable with a vaccine.
I respect those with strong religious or personal beliefs against vaccines. However, national news coverage reports that many of the diseases mentioned above are spreading from shelters in cities across the country. A passing contact could harm you or a loved one.
The flu is now taking more than five thousand lives a year, many of them school children. Once almost completely eradicated, last year tuberculosis cases went over 1.7 million in the U.S. Cases of polio in Chicago area shelters alone were over 850. 200 cases of leprosy have been detected in those entering the country and are being treated.
Please stay current with all your vaccines. I know it is a pain but ask your doctor to check your shot record at your next visit.
You have overcome lots of obstacles to getting to where you are in life today. Do not let something smaller than a grain of dust take it all away.
Stay safe. Get vaccinated.
Do not forget, we have one open seat on the Safety Committee. Meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of every month in the DCC. So come on down, hit the dumpster, pick up your mail, and stop in to tell us your concerns and observations. You can also Zoom in. We'd love to have you.
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