Tag: polio
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
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As Polio Survivors Watch Kennedy Confirmation, All Eyes Are on McConnell
There are an estimated 300,000 polio survivors in the United States. For some, the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary is reviving [...]
How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence
In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already turned up in th [...]
What RFK Jr. Has Said About the Polio Vaccine in Recent Years
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for health secretary has suggested that the polio vaccine cost more lives than it saved and that the vaccine did [...]
McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr.
“Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” said the former Republican leader, who is a poli [...]
What the Polio Vaccine Has Meant for Public Health
A lawyer working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked the F.D.A. to withdraw approval of the current shot because it hasn’t been tested against a plac [...]
Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Healt [...]
CDC is discussing using oral polio vaccine for first time in 20 years
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering using the oral polio vaccine for the first time in more than 20 years to stop an outbrea [...]
New York declares state of emergency over polio to boost low vaccination rates
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a state of emergency over polio to boost vaccination rates in the state amid further evidence that the v [...]
Polio detected in New York City sewage suggesting local circulation of virus
Polio has been detected in New York City wastewater, suggesting local circulation of the virus, health officials said Friday.New York State Health Com [...]
New York polio case is ‘tip of iceberg,’ hundreds could be infected
Digitally generated image of 3D molecular model of polio virusCalysta Images | Tetra Images | Getty ImagesHundreds could have polio after an adult in [...]
How a polio case in New York affects global eradication efforts
For the first time in almost a decade, a case of polio was confirmed in the United States. Health officials in New York’s Rockland County discovere [...]
UKHSA detects polio virus in London sewage, declares national incident
U.K. health authorities have said they are "urgently" investigating a rare poliovirus discovery in sewage samples in London.Picture Alliance | Getty I [...]
Why U.S. will not eradicate Covid like smallpox, polio
Dr. Scott Gottlieb instructed CNBC on Friday the U.S. is unlikely to eradicate Covid prefer it has achieved with different ailments, reminiscent of [...]
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