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World Polio Day: ‘We’re so close’ to eradicating polio but challenges remain
Euronews via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe world is getting closer to eradicating polio, with experts hoping to eliminate it this decade -...
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...
The Polio Threat Continues to Grow—But a New Vaccine Could Make a Difference
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child at a school during a door-to-door polio...
Polio in New York – an infectious disease doctor explains this exceedingly rare occurrence
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPolio is endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2022. Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC...
Child left paralysed as Pakistan records its first polio case of the year
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA police officer stands guard as a health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a...
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 ...
'We don't hope, we believe': The Iowa pilots who traveled the world to raise $1.5 million for polio...
Gannett via AOL· 8 months agoJohn Ockenfels and Peter Teahen, both in their 70s, embarked on a 90-day journey around the world,...
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...