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Burundi officials detect polio outbreak linked to vaccine
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoHealth officials in Burundi have declared an outbreak of polio linked to the vaccine, the first time...
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...
CDC discussing using oral polio vaccine to combat New York outbreak: report
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is discussing the use of an oral polio vaccine...
What's the real risk from NY's polio outbreak?
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs New York’s polio outbreak potentially spreads to hundreds of people, authorities are sounding alarms about the resurgent infectious disease that...
Is there about to be a polio virus outbreak in the UK?
Cosmo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSo it turns out, 2022 really does seem to be the year for infectious diseases: with Covid-19 cases...
Polio was detected in New York. But most people don't need to worry
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than 92% of people in the U.S. are vaccinated against polio as children. But if you haven't...
'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates false sense of security...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor much of the 20th century, Americans were used to seeing people bearing the signs of past polio...
Rockland residents turn out for polio shots after county has first case in U.S. in years
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnvaccinated Rockland County residents got polio vaccine shots on Friday after county officials...
Are vaccines needed? Just ask early Kewanee polio victims
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMy Grandma Edna Karau’s half-sister, Evelyn Norquist, was born Dec. 8, 1914, in Kewanee. Twenty-one...
Do Adults Need a Polio Booster? Here’s the Deal, Given the Recent Case in the U.S.
Prevention via AOL· 2 years agoPolio has been a common childhood vaccine since the 1950s, but do adults need a polio booster? What...