- Date
- 1966-05-31
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcareeducationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On May 31, 1966, Frances Hooper, RN, from Charlevoix and Dr. Litzenberg from East Jordan held a clinic at the Beaver Island Medical Center. The Beacon says the clinic provided booster shots and measles vaccinations to island children.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper establishes the reported clinic and services. It does not supply the number of children, individual medical information, or a public-health department record.
Open questions
- Which medical or public-health agency organized the clinic?
- Are aggregate attendance or immunization records available?
Sources
- Reports Frances Hooper, RN, from Charlevoix, and Dr. Litzenberg from East Jordan holding a May 31 clinic at the Medical Center to give island children booster shots and measles vaccinations. It does not give attendance, consent, or clinical records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island children receive booster shots and measles vaccinations, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-childrens-vaccination-clinic-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1966, “Everyone’s Shot.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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