GOV. GIBBONS PROCLAIMS APRIL AS POLIO AWARENESS MONTH
June 23, 2008
June 23, 2008
CARSON CITY, Nev., June 23 -- Gov. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., has issued the following proclamation:
WHEREAS, there have been six reported cases of polio in the United States since 2005, the poliovirus having been imported from Canada or Mexico; and
WHEREAS, since 2005 the Centers for Disease Control has found drops in polio vaccination among US toddlers, estimating that more than one million US children 19-35 months old are unvaccinated against polio; and
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WHEREAS, there have been six reported cases of polio in the United States since 2005, the poliovirus having been imported from Canada or Mexico; and
WHEREAS, since 2005 the Centers for Disease Control has found drops in polio vaccination among US toddlers, estimating that more than one million US children 19-35 months old are unvaccinated against polio; and
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