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County health nurse gives booster shots and vaccinations on Beaver Island, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Island vaccination visit

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TypeEvent
Date1958-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
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Event
Date
1958-06
Kind
Medical
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarepublic-servicecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1958 Beaver Beacon reports a three-day visit by county health nurse Mrs. Walter Rico to give booster shots and vaccinate children.

Evidence and limits

The notice provides no clinic log, patient count, vaccine details, or county health record.

Sources

  1. Reports Mrs. Walter Rico spending three days on Beaver Island giving booster shots and vaccinating children. It does not provide a clinic log, patient count, vaccine details, or county health record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the public-health visit; it does not expand the medical record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “County health nurse gives booster shots and vaccinations on Beaver Island, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-county-health-nurse-vaccination-visit-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1958, “COUNTY HEALTH NURSE.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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