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CDC Investigates Possible Polio Spread In NY
New 4’s Investigate Reporter Sarah Wallace reports.
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CDC Deploys Small Team to New York for Polio Investigation
New York state health officials have issued a more urgent call for unvaccinated children and adults to get inoculated against polio, citing new evidence of possible “community spread” of the virus. Health officials said Thursday that the polio virus has now been found in seven different wastewater samples in two adjacent counties north of New York City. So far, only...
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How Long Does Polio Vaccine Protect You? Can You Get a Booster? What NYers Should Know
New York has one confirmed polio case but health officials say wastewater surveillance indicates there may be hundreds of people infected. While most Americans are vaccinated against polio, experts say the case should serve as a wake-up call to those who aren’t. Here’s what you need to know.
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‘Hundreds' May Be Infected With Polio, NY's Top Doctor Says, Urging Vaccinations
There are new concerns about the potential spread of polio in New York, with the state health commissioner saying there could be “hundreds” of people infected as new evidence shows the virus has been found in samples from multiple counties. The state health department, which launched wastewater surveillance earlier this month after officials announced the first confirmed U.S. polio...
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Potential Community Spread Of Polio In Hudson Valley
Polio has now been found in wastewater samples from two different locations in Orange County, raising concerns that the virus is spreading, Sarah Wallace reports.
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NY Samples Show Polio Virus in Different County as State Warns of Community Spread
The CDC has detected more polio virus in more Hudson Valley wastewater samples, now in a different New York county — and state health officials are now warning that the latest environmental evidence “further indicates potential community spread” of a childhood disease that the United States declared eradicated more than four decades ago. The state health department, which launched wastewater…
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Polio Virus Detected in New York Wastewater, But No New Cases Found
The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from the suburban county near New York City where an unvaccinated adult recently contracted the life-threatening disease, but health officials said Tuesday they have not identified any additional cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the presence of the virus was detected in wastewater samples collected in early June from…
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Rockland County Holds Polio Vaccination Clinic
Following a Rockland County resident coming down with the first case of polio in almost a decade, the Rockland County Health Department has set up vaccine clinics, Chris Jose reports.
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So, Do I Need Polio Booster Now? Unlikely. Here's How Vaccine Schedule Works
New York reported its first polio case in nearly a decade on Thursday, and with the word “vaccination” entrenched in our collective forefronts amid the COVID pandemic and now the monkeypox outbreak, many are trying to make sure they’re protected against the once-dreaded childhood disease the U.S. declared eliminated more than four decades ago. The case involved an unvaccinated...
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What Is Polio?
Polio is the state of paralysis caused by the highly contagious poliovirus. Here’s what you need to know to protect your family.
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NY Polio Case Confirmed in Rockland County
A 20-year-old male in Rockland County has polio, which is the first recorded case in the United States in almost a decade, Sarah Wallace reports.
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NY Resident Tests Positive for Polio, But No Longer Contagious
Rockland County Executive Ed Day said the county was now working to vaccinate people and see if there were any other cases.
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Polio Found in Rockland County, Possibly First U.S. Case in Decades
A New York individual has been diagnosed with polio, in what may be the first U.S. case of the dreaded disease in decades.
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Britain Declares National Incident After Detecting Poliovirus in Wastewater
Authorities are investigating the spread of poliovirus found in London sewage samples.
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Polio Vaccine History: A Look Back at How Vaccines Unfolded Then vs. Now
For some, getting the coronavirus vaccine this year brought back memories of other historic vaccination moments.
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‘Polio Pioneer' Sees Shades of the '50s and '60s in Today's Pandemic
As the nation is weeks into its campaign to vaccinate against the coronavirus, people who lived through fear of polio recall the environment of the time.
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More Polio Cases Now Caused by Vaccine Than by Wild Virus
Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyzed by viruses originating in vaccines than in the wild. In a report late last week, the World Health Organization and partners noted nine new polio cases caused by the vaccine in Nigeria, Congo, Central...
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New York Eliminates Religious Exemption to Vaccine Mandates for Schoolkids Amid Measles Outbreak
New York eliminated the religious exemption to vaccine requirements for schoolchildren Thursday, as the nation’s worst measles outbreak in decades prompts states to reconsider giving parents ways to opt out
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New Jersey Has Seen 3 Confirmed Cases of Mysterious Paralyzing Illness in 2018: Health Officials
New Jersey has seen three confirmed cases of a rare paralyzing illness affecting children that has been on the rise throughout the country this year, its state Department of Health said.
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Cases of Mysterious Paralyzing Illness Reported in 22 States
Health officials are reporting a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, and say it seems to be following an every-other-year pattern. At least 62 confirmed cases have been reported in 22 states this year, and an additional 65 illnesses in those states are being investigated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the latest numbers...