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How one New York county went from fighting measles to battling polio
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoALBANY, N.Y. — Four years after finding itself in the middle of the nation’s worst measles outbreak...
Polio in New York: What a new CDC report says about Rockland's case and potential spread
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA young Rockland resident attended a large gathering somewhere in the county in June. Eight days...
‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ Is the Jessel Taank Show
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 8 months ago“Who the hell is Louis Staples, and why the hell is he spreading rumors about me?!” laughs Jessel...
Polio virus detected in NYC wastewater, health officials say
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW YORK — The polio virus has been detected in New York City, health authorities said Friday, a...
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...
Wildfire Smoke Forces Americans To Choose: Choke, Roast Or Pay Up
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the campfire smell thickened into a smoky haze over central New Jersey this week, Kathy Jackson...
L.A. County urges doctors to watch out for polio after New York paralysis case
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA man who received a polio vaccination outside a health clinic in Brooklyn, N.Y. In July, a polio...
Vaccine clinic on wheels: Rockland adds ways to get immunized amid national measles surge
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRockland County has added a mobile vaccination unit to its childhood vaccination efforts. The new...
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...
Less than 60% of kids are vaccinated against polio in some NYC neighborhoods
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJust last week, officials found traces of the poliovirus in the city's wastewater system. According...