European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Facing up to Taiwan flu . Ready with new vaccine he Vert Tim i photo a up of "  vaccine i the inoculation of the a win Wyo Fri wed to in few Towt Ltd prow part. To Check Tor a Bryo Iraq Tiff in Tom twin Aga fwd pram matted candling. By Charles Seabrook Cox news services new flu virus first detected in Taiwan in april in now spreading rapidly around tha Globe signalling 1he Onset of whal authorities say could be he worst flu season in lha United states in years. Public health authorities say the new influenza Strain known As a Taiwan Means that up to 70 million americans twice As Many by last year could become flu victims this season. This flu season however win be unusual Lor another reason it Marks one of the few times that health authorities have been Able to anticipate the invasion of a new Llu virus end have a vaccine available to combat ii. The vaccinations Are mandatory and without charge for members of the military. They Are available to civilians in they Are in a group listed As High risk by the . Public health service. A local military physical should to consulted the new virus already has caused widespread epidemics in he far East Indonesia Singapore Australia and new zealand but world health officials Hope that speedy reaction to the emergence of a new flu virus much of the Effort directed from Atlanta will mitigate Iho effects of this season s outbreaks. So far the a Brut has turned up Only in scattered locations in the United states. In mid september it was found in a 17-year-old student in new York. End of november it was blamed for a flu outbreak among 40 sailors in the Florida keys. But based on lha flu activity we be seen elsewhere so far this year this could be a bad flu season for the United Stales says or. Mary Lou Clements an International health authority at the Johns Hopkins school of Public health in Baltimore. She says from 35 million to 70 million americans could be affected by All types of flu this season but Type a flu. Especially a Taiwan will probably dominate or. Richard Duma president of the National foundation for infect Xis diseases says flu and its comp Sattora 1 such As pneumonia could Causa Between 20,000 and 50.000deaths in the nation by next apri. But influenza researchers at the Atlanta based centers for disease control who have backed the up spread of a Taiwan since Early Spring say it a too ear to make specific predictions. Influenza never fails to Surprise me and i be been involved with it for a Long Lime says or. Alan Kendal. Llu expert at the cd. To reduce the Chance of Surprise however tie and the . Food and drug administration made a highly unusual decision in july. They decided to recommend production of a vaccine against a Taiwan that would be administered with the Standard flu vaccine already rolling Olf the production lines. We were fortunate to identity a Taiwan  says Kendal. We thought we had enough time to make a vaccine against it in time for the Start of Iota flu  ordinarily major Imp flu attain Are not even identified until Early summer. The . Flu season usually begins in Early december but in order to get fun Protection people must be vaccinated several weeks before exposure to the Sims. The formulation for this Winter s Standard Vadne approved in february protects against three flu strains that already were causing outbreaks last Winter because Taiwan was not noticed until april it was too late lobe included As a component of the Standard vaccine. For an estimated 8 million americana those younger than 35 who Sutler from diabetes heart disorders lung problems and other chronic disorders and who Are most vulnerable to the serious complications of the flu the government s decision will mean iwo flu shots instead of the usual one. Those younger than 35 Are most susceptible a new flu reaches the inked states when  dim Lam in am to Woof thl  a Inoru tamil putto hot Mae Lwy into motion. By Vun on Camp Durm m 1 7-Ywr-om Rex hot in sent tue.  Vydra of inn it a Tausha a Ken a not Rudy of on the Fortl out of Klym smrt Stit. The journey of a/taiwan1 o Tumka rep Liloth a Wilu a Brut found in Alt in jew Hwy it of turd to h on bump Lort tudy a atm production of a mini if Nacu tary. O men Talb ont a two Sci Rel a tidy for High Hulk group i hmm pud Optima Fanti in   Kimiyo.  Reinland. H m  Vlku . To food ind drug admit Nuion a prot the firtt6�lchmoltriw . Asod outta we of at in to a among Teton in taht of told. The Trow mint it now on to Vav to . _ Tor Muu control confirm the Tot Tol the Vlna and up Friar in pm  . Page 14 the stars and stripes