Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster
8 months ago

Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster

CNN  

CNN — The highly infectious polio virus has been found in sewage samples in Gaza, putting thousands of Palestinians at risk of contracting a disease that can cause paralysis. WHO said the findings are linked to the “disastrous sanitation situation” created by Israel’s brutal military assault in Gaza since the Hamas attacks of October 7. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said polio vaccination rates prior to the conflict were “optimal,” but that Israel’s war against Hamas had created “the perfect environment for diseases like polio to spread.” “The decimation of the health system, lack of security, access obstruction, constant population displacement, shortages of medical supplies, poor quality of water and weakened sanitation are increasing the risk of vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio,” Tedros warned. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in sewage portends a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said in a statement, demanding “an immediate halt to the Israeli aggression.” Wild polio was eradicated from Gaza more than 25 years ago, with pre-war vaccination coverage reaching 95% in 2022, according to WHO. Poliovirus can emerge when poor vaccination coverage allows the weakened form of the orally administered vaccine virus strain to mutate into a stronger version capable of causing paralysis, a spokesman from WHO’s global Polio Eradication program said.

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Israel hits back at claims it targeted Gaza polio vaccine clinic after four children wounded in strike - as UN chiefs brand situation in territory 'apocalyptic'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel hits back at claims it targeted Gaza polio vaccine clinic after four children wounded in strike - as UN chiefs brand situation in territory 'apocalyptic'

Daily Mail  

Israel has hit back at claims that it targeted a Gaza vaccine clinic after four children were left wounded in a strike. The four children were among six people who were injured Saturday when a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza was targeted. Palestinian children receive polio vaccination as a part of the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign …

Deadly Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens of People in Gaza and Lebanon
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Deadly Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens of People in Gaza and Lebanon

Deccan Chronicle  

Israeli airstrikes cause an apocalyptic situation in Gaza, killing at least 52 people and wounding scores more. The situation is described as 'apocalyptic' by the UN and other humanitarian organizations. The latest violence comes against the backdrop of a renewed diplomatic push by the US administration to reach temporary cease-fire deals.

Polio Vaccination Drive Resumes in Northern Gaza Despite Israeli Attacks
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Polio Vaccination Drive Resumes in Northern Gaza Despite Israeli Attacks

Al Jazeera  

Six people, including four children, injured in strike on polio vaccination center in northern Gaza. The UN's agency for children (UNICEF) said the vaccination campaign against the virus resumed in northern Gaza after multiple delays, but achieving this target is now unlikely due to access constraints.

Polio vaccines in Gaza amid the Israel–Hamas war: Water, disease, and health threats to Palestinians.
5 months ago

Polio vaccines in Gaza amid the Israel–Hamas war: Water, disease, and health threats to Palestinians.

Slate  

The expansion of the war in the Middle East has heightened the fears of citizens in Gaza that the war on us will be ignored. The war in Gaza is still getting worse in so many ways: the siege of the northern Gaza Strip and the spread of famine there; the deterioration of the economic situation; the increase in the …

The challenges of vaccinating 590,000 kids against polio in the war zone of Gaza
5 months ago

The challenges of vaccinating 590,000 kids against polio in the war zone of Gaza

NPR  

The challenges of vaccinating 590,000 kids against polio in the war zone of Gaza Public health officials are hoping to reach the more than half a million Gaza children who received their first dose a few weeks back. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: It's a busy day at the Nuseirat Health Center in central Gaza. DANIEL: Polio is a disease that public …

To curb polio outbreak, children in Gaza are receiving a booster vaccine dose
5 months, 1 week ago

To curb polio outbreak, children in Gaza are receiving a booster vaccine dose

NPR  

To curb polio outbreak, children in Gaza are receiving a booster vaccine dose toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images Health workers are gearing up to administer a second dose of the polio vaccine to some 590,000 children in Gaza starting Monday. Sponsor Message At a United Nations press briefing on Friday, UNICEF Special Representative to the State of Palestine …

Over 5,60,000 Children Vaccinated Against Polio In Gaza, Says UN
6 months, 1 week ago

Over 5,60,000 Children Vaccinated Against Polio In Gaza, Says UN

ABP News  

United Nations, Sep 14 The United Nations and its partners have vaccinated against polio more than 560,000 children under 10 in the Gaza Strip, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Friday said the World Health Organization reported that the first round of the emergency vaccination campaign in the north, central, and southern zones …

First round of Gaza anti-polio campaign ends, 560,000 children vaccinated: UN
6 months, 1 week ago

First round of Gaza anti-polio campaign ends, 560,000 children vaccinated: UN

China Daily  

A Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio in Jabalia in northern Gaza Strip, September 10, 2024. UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations and its partners have vaccinated against polio more than 560,000 children under 10 in the Gaza Strip, UN humanitarians said on Friday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the World Health Organization reported that …

Kids in Gaza are getting polio vaccines, but threat of Israeli airstrikes looms large
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kids in Gaza are getting polio vaccines, but threat of Israeli airstrikes looms large

NPR  

Kids in Gaza are getting polio vaccines, but threat of Israeli airstrikes looms large Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza are being vaccinated against the polio virus, but parents say the main threat to their lives are Israeli airstrikes. BATRAWY: When asked about the attack by NPR, the Israeli military said it's operating to dismantle Hamas' military capabilities and, …

Gaza’s humanitarian crisis hits new lows as sanitary conditions plummet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gaza’s humanitarian crisis hits new lows as sanitary conditions plummet

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic content. Even as the campaign to vaccinate Gaza’s children for polio continues, the United Nations and aid agencies warn of deteriorating public health conditions. On Sunday, the UN Relief and Works Agency, the UN body in charge of the Palestinian territories, said on X: “While we vaccinate children against polio, many other diseases continue …

Mass polio vaccination campaign to immunise 200,000 children in southern Gaza extended by a day
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mass polio vaccination campaign to immunise 200,000 children in southern Gaza extended by a day

ABC  

The United Nations and local health authorities have extended a campaign to vaccinate children in the southern Gaza Strip against polio by an extra day. Palestinian children receive polio vaccinations at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 5. Senior Gaza emergency service official reportedly killed in Israeli strike An Israeli air strike on a …

Israel-Hamas war latest: UNICEF says polio vaccination campaign in Gaza is surpassing its target
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: UNICEF says polio vaccination campaign in Gaza is surpassing its target

Associated Press  

The U.N. children’s agency says a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza reached 189,000 children, surpassing its target and providing a “rare bright spot” in nearly 11 months of war. Those three paragraphs focus on the number of Palestinian prisoners who would be released in exchange for Hamas’ Israeli hostages during the first phase of the three-phased cease-fire deal. Netanyahu has …

Israel-Hamas war latest: UNICEF says polio vaccination campaign in Gaza is surpassing its target
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: UNICEF says polio vaccination campaign in Gaza is surpassing its target

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.N. children’s agency says …

Polio vaccine rollout ‘a huge undertaking’, says British doctor in Gaza
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Polio vaccine rollout ‘a huge undertaking’, says British doctor in Gaza

The Independent  

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UN begins polio vaccination in Gaza
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UN begins polio vaccination in Gaza

China Daily  

A man holds a bottle of polio vaccine at a hospital in Gaza on Saturday. HANI ALSHAER/GETTY IMAGES The United Nations, in collaboration with Palestinian health authorities, began to vaccinate 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, with Israel and Hamas agreeing to brief pauses in the conflict to allow the vaccination campaign. Rik Peeperkorn, head of the World …

Polio vaccinations begin for Gaza’s 650,000 children as Israel expected to pause military campaign
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Polio vaccinations begin for Gaza’s 650,000 children as Israel expected to pause military campaign

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hours earlier, Gaza's Health Ministry said hospitals received 89 …

Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza, as hostilities continue to worsen in West Bank
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza, as hostilities continue to worsen in West Bank

ABC  

A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday after the war-torn Palestinian territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century. Children began receiving vaccines on Saturday, Gaza's health ministry announced in a news conference, a day before the large-scale rollout and first three-day …

Deaths rise in Gaza and West Bank attacks, as a polio vaccine campaign begins in the Gaza Strip
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Deaths rise in Gaza and West Bank attacks, as a polio vaccine campaign begins in the Gaza Strip

LA Times  

Palestinians stand in line next to Israeli armored vehicles during a military operation in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp Saturday. The West Bank remained on edge Saturday as Israel’s military continued its large-scale military campaign, the deadliest since the Israel-Hamas war began. The medical charity Doctors Without Borders in a statement said it was alarmed by the scale …

UN-led campaign to vaccinate children against Polio kicks off in Gaza
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UN-led campaign to vaccinate children against Polio kicks off in Gaza

CNN  

CNN — The much-anticipated United Nations-led campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza against polio began Sunday. While a first group of babies received polio vaccinations in Gaza on Saturday, the program officially started a day later in Gaza’s “middle areas,” according to the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees. During a news conference organized by the Ministry …

As polio vaccinations begin in Gaza, U.N. says success hinges on a pause in fighting
6 months, 3 weeks ago

As polio vaccinations begin in Gaza, U.N. says success hinges on a pause in fighting

NPR  

As polio vaccinations begin in Gaza, U.N. says success hinges on a pause in fighting toggle caption Jihad Al-Sharafi/AFP via Getty Images Health workers in Gaza are starting an ambitious, mass vaccination effort in the Gaza Strip to stop the outbreak of polio and prevent international spread. Sponsor Message There are at least two other suspected cases, but doctors monitoring …

Aid Groups Prepare To Fight Polio In Gaza
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Aid Groups Prepare To Fight Polio In Gaza

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Thursday, the United Nations announced a plan to try to address one of the most terrifying consequences of Israel’s U.S.-backed offensive war in the Gaza Strip: the return of the feared poliovirus to the Palestinian territory. Starting Sunday, medical personnel working with the U.N., partner organizations and Gaza’s Health Ministry will attempt to provide polio vaccines …

WHO delivers 1.2m polio vaccine doses to Gaza as pauses in fighting agreed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO delivers 1.2m polio vaccine doses to Gaza as pauses in fighting agreed

The Independent  

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Israel, Hamas agree to pauses for polio vaccinations in Gaza
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel, Hamas agree to pauses for polio vaccinations in Gaza

China Daily  

Photo released on Aug 25, 2024 shows a worker of the UN Children's Fund prepares for delivery of polio vaccines to Gaza. Photo/UNICEF UNITED NATIONS -- Israel and Hamas have agreed to halt hostilities in the Gaza Strip for a World Health Organization -led polio vaccination campaign, a WHO official said on Thursday. Also in Gaza, the UN Office for …

Israel agrees to pauses in fighting in Gaza for polio vaccination
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel agrees to pauses in fighting in Gaza for polio vaccination

CNN  

CNN — Israel has agreed to a series of pauses in fighting in Gaza in September to allow young children in the enclave to be vaccinated for polio, according to United Nations and Israeli officials. Sandra Rasheed, Anera’s country director for Palestine, told CNN the convoy was carrying medical supplies and fuel to the Emirati Red Crescent hospital in Gaza …

UN says Israel agrees to pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UN says Israel agrees to pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations

Al Jazeera  

Agreement consists of temporary pauses in separate areas of Gaza with goal of vaccinating 640,000 children under 10. The World Health Organization says it has received a “preliminary commitment” allowing for temporary “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to distribute polio vaccines as deteriorating conditions caused by Israel’s war fuel the spread of disease and illness throughout the besieged strip. “It will …

A 10-month-old Palestinian baby suddenly stopped crawling. Polio had struck Gaza
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A 10-month-old Palestinian baby suddenly stopped crawling. Polio had struck Gaza

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Suddenly, he stopped crawling, stopped moving, stopped standing up, …

Polio vaccines are coming to children in Gaza. What road awaits them?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Polio vaccines are coming to children in Gaza. What road awaits them?

CNN  

CNN — After six sewage samples taken in Gaza in late June tested positive for poliovirus, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that it was “just a matter of time” before the disease reached thousands of Palestinian children. Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, which manages the flow of aid into Gaza, previously said that …

Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting

Associated Press  

Polio vaccines for more than 1 million people have been delivered to Gaza, Israel’s military said Sunday, after the first confirmed case of the disease in the territory in a quarter-century. The new statement by the Israeli military body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs said five trucks with special refrigeration equipment for vaccine storage were brought into Gaza on Friday …

Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israel’s military on Sunday said …

Gaza: Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems
7 months ago

Gaza: Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems

CNN  

CNN — Guns swinging from their hips, two soldiers in black combat boots and green tactical clothing appear to wire explosives to pumps at the Canada Water reservoir in Rafah, southern Gaza. “The city of Rafah is a city struck by destruction, hunger and thirst.” The amount of water available in Gaza works out at 4.74 liters of water per …

Baby paralysed in Gaza's first case of type 2 polio in 25 years, World Health Organization says
7 months ago

Baby paralysed in Gaza's first case of type 2 polio in 25 years, World Health Organization says

ABC  

A 10-month-old baby in Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Challenge of vaccinations in a war zone Gaza's health ministry first reported the polio case in the unvaccinated 10-month-old baby a week ago in the central city of Deir …

Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak, plead for a pause in the war
7 months ago

Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak, plead for a pause in the war

LA Times  

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip walk through a dark streak of sewage flowing into the streets of Khan Yunis. The threat of polio is rising fast in the Gaza Strip, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak. Polio …

First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say
7 months, 1 week ago

First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say

Associated Press  

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian health officials on Friday reported the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month-old child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, the first case in years in the coastal enclave that has been engulfed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. After discovering the child’s symptoms, tests were conducted in Jordan’s capital of Amman …

10-month-old contracts Gaza’s first case of polio in 25 years
7 months, 1 week ago

10-month-old contracts Gaza’s first case of polio in 25 years

CNN  

CNN — Doctors in war-torn Gaza have detected a case of polio for the first time in 25 years, health officials said, as international aid bodies call for a pause in the conflict to make way for a vaccination drive. Two rounds of vaccination are expected to be launched this month and next across Gaza, UNICEF said in a news …

Stalked by polio, Gaza faces another siege
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Stalked by polio, Gaza faces another siege

The Hindu  

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs describes biological weapons as those that “disseminate disease-causing organisms or toxins to harm or kill humans, animals or plants”. Israel’s statement In the third week of July, Israel’s Health Ministry said it had found poliovirus particles in the sewage flowing out of Gaza. First, according to the UN, as of May 21, 2024, …

Polio epidemic declared in Gaza in latest sign of worsening health crisis
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Polio epidemic declared in Gaza in latest sign of worsening health crisis

Al Jazeera  

Gaza’s health ministry calls for ‘immediate intervention to end the aggression and find radical solutions’ to the health emergency. Gaza’s health ministry has declared a polio epidemic across the Palestinian enclave, blaming Israel’s devastating military offensive for the spread of the deadly virus. In a statement on Telegram, the ministry on Monday said the situation “poses a health threat to …

Investigators search Gaza for cases of polio after the virus turns up in wastewater
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Investigators search Gaza for cases of polio after the virus turns up in wastewater

NPR  

Investigators search Gaza for cases of polio after the virus turns up in wastewater toggle caption Majdi Fathi//NurPhoto via Getty Images When Dr. Ayadil Saparbekov was in Gaza late last week, he saw a scene that’s become familiar since the war started: Sewage overflowing in the streets. The investigators are also hoping to get a picture of the virus’ journey …

WHO sees ‘high risk’ of polio virus spreading across Gaza, assessment underway
8 months ago

WHO sees ‘high risk’ of polio virus spreading across Gaza, assessment underway

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that there was a high risk of the polio virus spreading across the Gaza Strip and beyond its borders, due to the dire health and sanitation situation in the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave. "There is a high risk of spreading of the circulating vaccine-derived polio virus in Gaza, not only because …

Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster
8 months ago

Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster

CNN  

CNN — The highly infectious polio virus has been found in sewage samples in Gaza, putting thousands of Palestinians at risk of contracting a disease that can cause paralysis. WHO said the findings are linked to the “disastrous sanitation situation” created by Israel’s brutal military assault in Gaza since the Hamas attacks of October 7. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

‘Ticking time bomb’: Poliovirus found in Gaza sewage
8 months ago

‘Ticking time bomb’: Poliovirus found in Gaza sewage

Al Jazeera  

Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. Authorities in the central Gaza city of Deir …

Diseases spread in Gaza amid health system collapse, Israeli strikes
1 year, 3 months ago

Diseases spread in Gaza amid health system collapse, Israeli strikes

Al Jazeera  

The besieged residents of the Gaza Strip who have so far survived Israel’s bombs and bullets, are increasingly faced with the spread of diseases amid heavy winter rains that have flooded their makeshift shelters, and an acute shortage of food and potable water. The UN health agency cautioned that the figures likely did not provide the full picture because of …

How bad is Gaza’s disease outbreak amid the Israel war?
1 year, 4 months ago

How bad is Gaza’s disease outbreak amid the Israel war?

Al Jazeera  

Diarrhoea and respiratory infections are some of the leading infectious diseases affecting the besieged enclave. As thousands of Palestinians try to find space in Gaza’s shelters or move south for safety from Israeli bombardment, infectious diseases are sweeping across the besieged enclave, according to a World Health Organization report. “Between the worryingly low levels of access to proper water and …

Gaza’s next big threat: Cholera, infectious diseases amid Israeli blockade
1 year, 5 months ago

Gaza’s next big threat: Cholera, infectious diseases amid Israeli blockade

Al Jazeera  

Humanitarian organisations warn deadly water-borne diseases will spread in the besieged strip if aid is not allowed in. “Every day I fill a bottle of water for each one and I tell them: Try to manage this,” he told Al Jazeera, speaking from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. “At the beginning, they struggled, but now they are coping.” …

US officials say 2 more places will test sewage for polio
2 years, 3 months ago

US officials say 2 more places will test sewage for polio

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Philadelphia and Oakland County, Michigan, are joining the small list of U.S. localities that are looking for signs of polio infections in sewage, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Communities in New York state began testing earlier this year after a man was diagnosed with paralytic polio outside New York City. CDC officials say they have been talking …

Is polio back? Cases emerge overseas and Australia starts testing sewage
2 years, 5 months ago

Is polio back? Cases emerge overseas and Australia starts testing sewage

ABC  

New South Wales will join other states in testing sewage for polio, as cases of the largely eradicated disease emerge overseas. Key points: NSW will join Victoria in testing water sewage for the polio virus as the disease spreads overseas A patient in New York was diagnosed with paralytic polio — the first case in nine years Health authorities say …

Polio cases reported in Pakistan rise to 18 this year
2 years, 6 months ago

Polio cases reported in Pakistan rise to 18 this year

Al Jazeera  

A three-month-old boy in the southern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province becomes the latest victim of the virus. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani health officials say a three-month-old boy is the latest victim of the polio virus, making him the 18th case reported in the country this year. Poliovirus found in Karachi The discovery of yet another polio case follows the detection of wild …

Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near New York City
2 years, 6 months ago

Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near New York City

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was stepping up its polio-fighting efforts as the virus that causes the life-threatening disease was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area. The sample is genetically linked to the polio case from Rockland and provides further evidence of expanding community spread, …

Polio detected in New York City sewage fostering fears of local spread
2 years, 7 months ago

Polio detected in New York City sewage fostering fears of local spread

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Polio has been detected …

EXPLAINER: What to know about polio spreading in New York
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: What to know about polio spreading in New York

Associated Press  

The polio virus has been found in New York City sewage, but officials are stressing that the highest risk is for people who haven’t been vaccinated. Recently, an unvaccinated young adult north of New York City contracted polio. On Friday, health officials in the nation’s largest city said they had found the virus in wastewater samples, suggesting it was spreading …

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