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‘Polio Paul’ Alexander’s sad final days revealed as he battled COVID inside iron lung — before death...
NY Post via Yahoo News· 1 month ago"Polio Paul" Alexander, who died Monday at 78, spent his final days battling COVID while struggling...
Now is a good time to check your child's vaccinations, get shots, advocates say
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCarol Ferguson of Plumstead had a mild case of polio as a two-year-old. Her parents thought it was a...
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...
The unfortunate return of polio, explained
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA child with Polio. Illustrated | Getty Images Polio is back. The highly infectious, potentially lethal virus has been nearly eradicated through a global...
As polio reemerges in New York, here’s what to know about polio and its risk in Florida
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years ago“Even a single case of polio is a threat,” opined New York State Health Commissioner Mary T....
32% of Michigan toddlers at risk for preventable diseases as vaccination rates fall
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Michigan Academy of Family Physicians sounded the alarm Monday about falling vaccination rates...
How long it took to develop 13 vaccines in history
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA pharmacist prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.Jessica Hill/AP Photo Scientists raced to develop COVID-19 vaccines at record speed. Vaccines often...
8 infectious diseases that made a comeback in 2022 unexpectedly — and illnesses that could surge in...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoERs are short-staffed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making the resurgence of other, older infectious...
Coronavirus updates for July 27: Here’s what to know in South Carolina this week
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoWe’re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in South Carolina....
Polio Is Making a Comeback. Thanks, Anti-Vaxxers!
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf it seems like infectious diseases are coming at us faster, spreading more widely and persisting longer than they have in generations, it’s because...