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District Health Department influenza immunization planning, 1976

Also 1976 Beaver Island influenza program

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

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TypeEvent
Datescirca 1976-05 – circa 1976-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
circa 1976-05 – circa 1976-09
Kind
Medical
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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healthcaregovernancecommunicationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

District Health Department #3 announced planned participation in the 1976 influenza immunization program. The notice described two vaccine stages and said local health professionals would help plan distribution through physician offices and community clinics.

Evidence and limits

This is a planning and public-information record. It does not establish that vaccines arrived, clinics operated, or residents were immunized.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Reports Dr. Robert Libke’s announcement that District Health Department #3 would participate, with a bivalent A/New Jersey/A/Victoria vaccine for high-risk groups expected in mid-July and an A/New Jersey vaccine in September. It says local planning and an advisory committee were still being formed and does not establish administration or uptake. 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 · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held combined issue confirms the planning notice and its vaccine timing.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “District Health Department influenza immunization planning, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-influenza-immunization-planning-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1976, “Immunization Program.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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