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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...
'We don't hope, we believe': The Iowa pilots who traveled the world to raise $1.5 million for polio...
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJohn Ockenfels and Peter Teahen, both in their 70s, embarked on a 90-day journey around the world,...
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...
Will polio spread like COVID-19? Experts say it's unlikely but the unvaccinated are still at risk
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the early 1900s, up to 35,000 Americans a year were disabled by polio. The virus, which mainly...
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...
Polio's Arrival in the London Sewer System Is Worrying Experts
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA digitally generated image of the poliovirus Credit - Getty Images/Tetra images RF The U.K.’s most...
It’s Time We Talk About Polio In The US And How To Protect Yourself
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPolio is a life-threatening disease that’s long been eradicated in the US. But a recent New York...
Polio's Arrival in the U.S. Is Another Urgent Reminder That Kids Need to Get Vaccinated
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCredit - Getty Images The global pandemic isn’t the only current example of what happens when...
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...