Iodine as an Aid to Aseptic Vaccination
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found the difficulty myselffor getting the arms cleaned before vaccine was put in and the process is quite cumbersome, where the vaccinator has to do 60 to 80 children a day. Process is (1) wash the arm with soap and water, (2) with an antiseptic, (3) again with boiled water. If vaccinators know that sahib is not coming, they don't care a bit for antiseptic measure, they hurry through the work, and of course with the result of sore arms and its consequences. If they use the antiseptic lotion and if the arm is not washed with water, there is danger of destroying the lymph vaccine, which happened several times, 191243, when my supervision became
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Iodine as an Aid to Aseptic Vaccination
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