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During November 1957, it was announced that the scheme for
vaccination could be further extended to include children born in
the years 1943 to 1946 inclusive, and to those born in 1957 who had
reached the age of six months, so that vaccination is now available
to all children born in the years 1943 to 1957 inclusive. In addition,
expectant mothers are now a first priority for vaccination and certain
special groups of individuals, such as general medical practitioners
who are particularly exposed to the risk of infection are also eligible.
During the year, the number of children vaccinated has been
governed by the availability of supplies of vaccine, which at first
was produced in England by only one firm. Recently, however,
production of vaccine has been commenced by a second British
manufacturer, and the supplies of vaccine have been supplemented
considerably with Salk vaccine manufactured in Canada and the
U.S.A., the first supplies of which were received in January, 1958.
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