HEALTH OF SOLDIERS
IMMUNISATION IN STATES (United press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright; (Received Feb. 13, 11 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 Mr H. Stimson, Secretary of War, told the press today that all Army officers and men would be immunised against yellow fever. Hitherto only troops assigned to such areas as Panama were so vaccinated. The Army has already been immunised against paratyphoid, smallpox and tetanus. The reserve officer training corps’ summer camps for college students have been discontinued for the duration, of the war.
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Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21653, 13 February 1942, Page 3
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