The Louisiana State Board of Health has been awarded a grant of $74,540 under the Federal Vaccination Assistance Act to carry out an extensive vaccination program, it was announced Thursday by Dr. T. N.
Armistead, president and state "health oincer.
The project will include surveys throughout the state to determine immunization needs of the population with regard to
diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and smallpox. It will be administered by the State Board of Health under the direction of Dr. John M. Bruce, chief of epidemiology.
Others who will work on the program include James W. West, project coordinator; El-bert W. Whorton, who will direct survey activities; Mrs. Mary E. Causey, R.N., and Miss Mary C. Blackledge, two public health educators, and interviewers.
"We hope to achieve 100 per cent protection against diphtheria, whooping cough, polio,!
tetanus and smallpox," stated Dr. Armistead.
The first objective will be to protect all of the now unvac-cinated 423,000 ch
