Tag: polio
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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