Club Bulletin
Volume 31, Issue No. 1 - 3rd July 2017
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1st July 2017
14th July
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District Changeover
Spamalot presented by SYMT
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Tonight was Ricardo’s first night and it is obvious he is going to grow into his role quickly and be a great Sergeant. Members were reminded that fines are an essential part of funding guest costs. Raffles and the $1 per meal surcharge will not do it.
Stuart Telfer from Variety was welcomed as our only guest tonight. The Rotary information topic was an update on Polio eradication. There have been outbreaks of vaccine-derived polio reported this month. At least 17 cases were identified in Syria and at least four in Congo. Vaccine-derived cases are rare, and they differ from wild cases. Wild cases of polio are caused by poliovirus that is circulating naturally in the environment. Only six cases of polio caused by the wild virus have been reported so far in 2017. That’s the lowest number of polio cases in history. Vaccine-derived polioviruses are extremely rare and exist under specific circumstances. Oral polio vaccine contains live virus that is weakened so that it will prompt the body’s immune response without causing paralysis. The vaccine is ingested, and the weakened virus replicates in the child’s gut and is then excreted. In areas with poor sanitation, this excreted vaccine virus can spread to other children. This can actually be good because it then immunizes them. When the strain no longer finds susceptible children, it dies out. The problem occurs in areas of low vaccination coverage. There, such vaccine-derived strains of the virus can continue to circulate as long as they continue to find unvaccinated or otherwise susceptible children. To prevent the virus from spreading further, investigations and immunizations are also being strengthened in neighbouring countries. Guest host Tony Makin was an apology tonight so the President hosted Stuart Telfer. Stuart gave us an insight to the amazing fun Big Bash entrants have while raising funds for making gifts to thousands of children who are sick, disadvantaged, or have special needs. I can not resist quoting from the book of NZ Jokes about Australians. What do you call an Aussie who farms both sheep and goats? Bisexual. Please remember next week is Sarah’s last, a youth night and a partners night. Have a great week until we meet again for fun and fellowship. Colin |