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Polio was eradicated in the U.S. decades ago. How has it returned?
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoFor many, polio conjures up black-and-white mental images of a bygone era and a pathogen relegated...
Bill Gates, whose foundation funds polio vaccines, warns that the disease’s reemergence in New York...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoA once-eradicated disease has reemerged in New York, and it's spooking health officials and...
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...
Art exhibit raising funds for polio eradication returns to Mead
Daily Times-Call, Longmont, Colo. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 23—The Rotary Club of Mead is determined to bring the cause of polio eradication front and center with its second annual Autumn Celebration of Art, an exhibit showcasing a variety of creations ...
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...
Polio in US, UK and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccine
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably...
Fact check: Polio is caused by a virus, not pesticides
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: Polio is caused by pesticide exposure, not a virus A Jan. 22 Instagram post (direct link,...
Polio again detected in New York wastewater; virus in Orange County sample after 6 weeks
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new batch of wastewater samples have turned up positive for polio in Orange County. The finding...
The unfortunate return of polio, explained
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA child with Polio. Illustrated | Getty Images Polio is back. The highly infectious, potentially lethal virus has been nearly eradicated through a global...
As Bill Gates warns the return of polio to New York is a ‘threat to us all,’ London finds it in the...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoPolio was completely gone from the U.S. for 10 years before it was found last month. Now a...