United States confirmed as country with circulating vaccine …
WEBSep 13, 2022 · There are global recommendations for countries with cVDPV2 outbreaks to protect people from polio, and the United States is taking all appropriate actions to prevent new cases of paralysis. The United States now joins a list of about 30 other countries where cVDPVs have been identified.
Polio is back – how concerned should Americans be? | CNN
WEBSep 15, 2022 · CNN — New York’s governor has declared a state of emergency after health officials detected poliovirus in the wastewater of five counties – evidence the disease is circulating.
New York adult diagnosed with polio, first US case in nearly a …
WEBJul 21, 2022 · A person from Rockland County, New York, has been diagnosed with polio, the first case identified in the United States in nearly a decade. The unvaccinated young adult began experiencing weakness...
Baby in Gaza paralyzed by mutated polio strain ... - Associated Press News
WEBLONDON (AP) — The baby in Gaza who was recently paralyzed by polio was infected with a mutated strain of the virus that vaccinated people shed in their waste, according to scientists who say the case is the result of “an unqualified failure” of public health policy.
Vaccine-derived polio is undermining the fight to eradicate
WEBJun 14, 2023 · In the past 12 months, just 21 cases of wild polio were reported in children across Afghanistan, Pakistan and Mozambique. But cases of another type of polio are worryingly high. Over the past...
Shot to Protect Against Polio and Five Other Diseases Is Approved …
WEBJun 30, 2023 · Adding polio protection to the existing five-component vaccine will raise its cost, but public health officials say the move is still economically advantageous.
New York declares a state of emergency over polio - NBC News
WEBSep 9, 2022 · New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to poliovirus, which has been detected since April in wastewater from four counties plus New York City. Just one...
Spate of polio outbreaks worldwide puts scientists on alert - Nature
WEBAug 22, 2022 · Cases of paralysis in the United States and Israel suggest vaccine-derived poliovirus has infected many people. The virus in widely used live oral vaccine for polio can on rare occasions mutate...
UN: Taliban suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan | PBS News
WEB3 days ago · World Sep 16, 2024 10:07 AM EDT. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for ...
Around 560 000 children vaccinated in first round of polio …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Around 560 000 children under ten years old were vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency vaccination campaign conducted in three phases from 1-12 September 2024 in the Gaza Strip. The 12-day campaign provided novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) to 558 963 children, following meticulous planning and …