New York governor declares disaster emergency over polio
2 years, 6 months ago

New York governor declares disaster emergency over polio

Al Jazeera  

Governor’s order allows more medical workers to administer polio vaccines after virus found in wastewater samples in another New York county. The governor of the US state of New York has declared a so-called “disaster emergency” after the polio virus was discovered in wastewater samples in another county in the New York City area. “A disaster has occurred in New York State, for which the affected local governments are unable to respond adequately,” Governor Kathy Hochul said in Friday’s disaster declaration. I urge New Yorkers to not accept any risk at all.” New York officials said in July that the case of polio was confirmed in a young unvaccinated man in Rockland Country.

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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 …

New York governor declares disaster emergency after polio found in wastewater
2 years, 6 months ago

New York governor declares disaster emergency after polio found in wastewater

The Hindu  

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency on Friday after samples of the polio virus were discovered in wastewater in three counties outside of New York City. Ms. Hochul's executive order came more than a month after an adult in Rockland County, north of New York City, was diagnosed with the disease in July. The polio virus …

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, …

New York Declares State of Emergency Over Polio As Another County Detects Virus in Sewage
2 years, 6 months ago

New York Declares State of Emergency Over Polio As Another County Detects Virus in Sewage

News 18  

Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was stepping up its polio-fighting efforts after the virus was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area. Health officials began checking for signs of the virus in sewage water after the The sample is genetically linked to the polio case from Rockland and provides further evidence of …

New York Citizens Panic after US Records First Polio Case, Rush to Get Vaxxed
2 years, 6 months ago

New York Citizens Panic after US Records First Polio Case, Rush to Get Vaxxed

News 18  

When Brittany Strickland heard that the United States recorded its first polio case in almost a decade, she was “deathly scared” — the 33-year-old wasn’t vaccinated against the disabling disease. Strickland was inoculated in Pomona, in New York’s Rockland County where the first US polio case since 2013 was identified in July. “You don’t think it’s gonna happen here, and …

L.A. County urges doctors to watch out for polio after New York paralysis case
2 years, 6 months ago

L.A. County urges doctors to watch out for polio after New York paralysis case

LA Times  

A man who received a polio vaccination outside a health clinic in Brooklyn, N.Y. Officials say that since the patient didn’t travel internationally during his likely period of infection, and because the virus has been found in wastewater, it’s likely that polio transmission is occurring domestically in the U.S. “Even a single case of paralytic polio represents a public health …

Health officials urge New Yorkers to get vaccinated after poliovirus detected in wastewater in another county
2 years, 6 months ago

Health officials urge New Yorkers to get vaccinated after poliovirus detected in wastewater in another county

CNN  

CNN — New York state health officials are urging people to get vaccinated against polio after the virus was identified in wastewater samples in another county. CNN previously reported that polio was identified in wastewater samples from Rockland County, Orange County and New York City. The state Department of Health announced Friday that the Sullivan County samples were genetically linked …

Polio has been silently spreading in New York since April, CDC study suggests
2 years, 7 months ago

Polio has been silently spreading in New York since April, CDC study suggests

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. The study from the US Centers for Disease …

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 …

Polio detected in New York’s sewage, suggesting that the virus is circulating
2 years, 7 months ago

Polio detected in New York’s sewage, suggesting that the virus is circulating

LA Times  

New York health officials reported a confirmed polio case last month, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade. The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn’t been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday. The presence of …

‘Entirely preventable’: Polio likely spreading in New York City
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Entirely preventable’: Polio likely spreading in New York City

Al Jazeera  

Public health officials announced that the polio virus has been detected in the city’s wastewater and urged vaccination. The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease, which had not been seen in the US in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday. The presence of the …

Polio fears rise in New York amid possible community spread
2 years, 7 months ago

Polio fears rise in New York amid possible community spread

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state health officials issued a more urgent call Thursday for unvaccinated children and adults to get inoculated against polio, citing new evidence of possible “community spread” of the dangerous virus. The polio virus has now been found in seven different wastewater samples in two adjacent counties north of New York City, health officials said. But …

Polio was detected in New York. But most people don’t need to worry
2 years, 7 months ago

Polio was detected in New York. But most people don’t need to worry

LA Times  

More than 92% of people in the U.S. are vaccinated against polio as children. Health officials on July 21 identified a polio patient as a person from New York’s Rockland County who was not vaccinated against the disease. Then on Monday, New York’s Department of Health announced that poliovirus had been detected in wastewater samples taken in June in Rockland …

Polio virus found in New York wastewater, but no new cases
2 years, 7 months ago

Polio virus found in New York wastewater, but no new cases

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 polio virus was detected …

New York man may have contracted polio on U.S. soil
2 years, 8 months ago

New York man may have contracted polio on U.S. soil

Daily Mail  

A polio patient in Upstate New York is likely the first person to catch the disease on American soil in more than 40 years, evidence suggests. But the Rockland Department of Health told DailyMail.com the man had not traveled within the infection window — up to 21 days before symptoms appeared — meaning he likely caught the virus on U.S. …

New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade
2 years, 8 months ago

New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday. It appears the patient had a vaccine-derived strain of the virus, perhaps from someone who got live vaccine — available in other countries, but not the U.S. — and spread it, officials said. But if …

New York Reports 1st U.S. Polio Case In Nearly A Decade
2 years, 8 months ago

New York Reports 1st U.S. Polio Case In Nearly A Decade

Huff Post  

This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, New York health officials reported a polio case, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade. Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP NEW YORK — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted …

The first U.S. case of polio since 2013 has been detected in New York
2 years, 8 months ago

The first U.S. case of polio since 2013 has been detected in New York

NPR  

The first U.S. case of polio since 2013 has been detected in New York Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah Poster and Meredith Boyter Newlove from the CDC via AP Sarah Poster and Meredith Boyter Newlove from the CDC via AP A case of polio has been detected in New York, the first instance of the virus in almost a …

New York Declares State Of Emergency To Hike Hospital Capacity Ahead Of Omicron Variant
3 years, 3 months ago

New York Declares State Of Emergency To Hike Hospital Capacity Ahead Of Omicron Variant

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a state of emergency aimed at increasing hospital capacity and addressing medical staffing shortages as the nation braces for the new omicron variant of the coronavirus. The emergency declaration will allow the state Department of Health to limit nonessential and nonurgent hospital procedures in situations where a hospital has …

New York firefighters suspended after threatening state senator's staff over vaccine mandate
3 years, 4 months ago

New York firefighters suspended after threatening state senator's staff over vaccine mandate

Daily Mail  

Six New York City firefighters angry with the city's COVID vaccine mandate were suspended after they drove a fire truck to a state senator's office and threatened his staff over the requirement - which the state lawmaker had nothing to do with. State Senator Zellnor Myrie said firefighters from Ladder 113 in Brooklyn parked an in-service fire truck outside his …

New York to end state of emergency for COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

New York to end state of emergency for COVID-19 pandemic

India TV News  

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the state will end the statewide disaster emergency on Thursday thanks to substantial progress made in combating the Covid-19 pandemic. "New York went from one of the worst infection rates to the lowest infection rate in the country, and it was all because of the efforts of New Yorkers who were …

Coronavirus | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says ‘Worst is over’ as US grapples with reopening
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says ‘Worst is over’ as US grapples with reopening

The Hindu  

The coronavirus outbreak could reach its peak in the United States this week, a top U.S. health official said on Monday as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared “the worst is over” for his state, the U.S. epicenter of the virus. ‘Right direction’ In New York City, three indicators have to show a sustained decline before the city could consider …

New York state registers 783 more deaths: Governor Cuomo
4 years, 11 months ago

New York state registers 783 more deaths: Governor Cuomo

India TV News  

The death toll in New York State from COVID-19 is "stabilizing" but at a horrific rate, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday as he announced that 783 more people died from the novel coronavirus in the state in the last 24 hours. Cuomo appeared to disagree with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to close all public schools …

New York governor begs for help as coronavirus death toll climbs
4 years, 11 months ago

New York governor begs for help as coronavirus death toll climbs

Al Jazeera  

US Navy hospital ship arrives in New York City to help relieve the crisis that has killed more than 1,200 in the city. New York’s governor put out an urgent plea for medical volunteers, and a Navy hospital ship pulled into port as coronavirus deaths in the city mounted and hospitals buckled in what authorities say could be a preview …

New York records 100 new coronavirus deaths in one day
4 years, 11 months ago

New York records 100 new coronavirus deaths in one day

Al Jazeera  

NY has become the US epicentre for the pandemic as Governor Cuomo forecasts dire scenarios for the healthcare system. New York state coronavirus deaths spiked to 385, with 100 new deaths recorded in a single day as Governor Andrew Cuomo warned residents on Thursday that the state’s situation was increasingly dire. “The longer stays without recovery lead to a higher …

Brooklyn families rally to sue New York City over mandatory measles vaccination order
5 years, 11 months ago

Brooklyn families rally to sue New York City over mandatory measles vaccination order

Daily Mail  

A lawyer is poised to sue New York City for ordering mandatory measles vaccinations in the toughest action against the virus in US history. But Mayor Bill de Blasio has rescinded religious exemptions for the select area in Brooklyn where measles is spreading among Orthodox Jews What does New York City's emergency measles vaccine order say? The lawsuit challenging the …

Measles outbreak: New York City mayor declares public health emergency and orders mandatory vaccinations in Brooklyn
5 years, 11 months ago

Measles outbreak: New York City mayor declares public health emergency and orders mandatory vaccinations in Brooklyn

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 The mayor of New …

Measles outbreak: New York City declares a public health emergency
5 years, 11 months ago

Measles outbreak: New York City declares a public health emergency

CNN  

CNN — New York City has declared the measles outbreak affecting the Orthodox Jewish community in Williamsburg to be a public health emergency, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday. Of the 285 New York City cases, the range of ages has been 1 month to 66 years, with 246 children affected, Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot said Tuesday. Along with …

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