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Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi, Congo
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) -Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Child left paralysed as Pakistan records its first polio case of the year
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA police officer stands guard as a health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a...
We must all march toward global polio eradication and help prevent polio outbreaks
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSince 1988, Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have reduced polio cases by 99.9% worldwide. The wild poliovirus is now circulating only in Afghanistan and Pakistan ...
Polio not seen in recent NY wastewater tests: Why it's too early to let down guard
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor the first time since a young man in Rockland County was left paralyzed by polio, batches of...
Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio globally
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio...
Things to do in Cincinnati this week: Oct. 23-29
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMonday, Oct. 23 LECTURE: Cincinnati’s Beer Barons in the Golden Age of Brewing, 6:30 p.m., Monfort Heights Branch Library, 3825 West Fork Road, Green...
Polio strain in Rockland County linked to Jerusalem and London, NY health officials say
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoState health officials on Monday confirmed that Rockland County's polio case is genetically linked to samples found in wastewater around Jerusalem and in samples taken in London. The Polio Global ...
More bumps in the road to wiping out polio - report
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe global effort to end polio is likely to miss two key targets this year on the path towards defeating the virus, according to an independent strategic...
Wiping out polio 'not guaranteed', support needed, Bill Gates says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSuccess in the fight to wipe out polio is not guaranteed, according to tech billionaire turned...
Polio Is Back. Here's How to Keep Yourself Safe
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA dose of polio vaccine is prepared on July 22, 2022, at a pop-up vaccination clinic that was opened in Pomona, N.Y., after a polio case was discovered...