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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...
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 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...
We must all march toward global polio eradication and help prevent polio outbreaks
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSince 1988, Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have reduced polio cases by 99.9% worldwide. The wild poliovirus is now circulating only in Afghanistan and Pakistan ...
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...
The Differences Between the Two Polio Vaccines—and the New One on the Horizon
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA health worker gives a dose of the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign against...