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Polio declared 'imminent threat' in NY as health officials push vaccination. What to know
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWastewater tests found poliovirus circulating in Nassau, Rockland, Orange, Sullivan counties, NYC....
NY to spend $3.5M on TB screening, treatment for asylum seekers. Where will money go?
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe state Department of Health plans to spend $3.5 million to cover the cost of tuberculosis...
With cases just over the border, NJ recommends polio boosters for some adults
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith the virus that causes polio circulating just over the border in New York State, New Jersey's...
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...
U.S. ramps up search for undetected polio, as vaccinations stall in New York
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHealth authorities in New York's Rockland County say they have seen the pace of their emergency...
Whooping cough: Rockland watching 12 cases; What to know about pertussis, vaccinations
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPOMONA – Rockland County’s health commissioner announced in a recent Board of Health meeting that...
Hospital understaffing complaints piling up in NY. Which hospitals violated staffing law?
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHealth care workers in New York are filing thousands of complaints about understaffing at hospitals,...
Polio in NY: Are we out of the woods for recurrence of paralytic virus?
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIt's been more than a year since a young Rockland County man was left permanently paralyzed by...
Polio not seen in recent NY wastewater tests: Why it's too early to let down guard
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor the first time since a young man in Rockland County was left paralyzed by polio, batches of...
Rockland hits full year with no polio found in wastewater
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe launch of March marks a full year free of polio in downstate New York's wastewater. The last...