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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 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...
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,...
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...
Pakistan reports 7th polio case of this year amid outbreak
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPakistani health authorities on Friday confirmed the seventh case of polio so far this year, saying...