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Polio virus detected in New York wastewater, health officials say

New York officials said they were opening vaccine clinics to help unvaccinated residents get their shots.
New York officials said they were opening vaccine clinics to help unvaccinated residents get their shots. Photograph: Niyi Fote/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

The virus that causes polio has been detected in New York City’s wastewater weeks after a case of polio was identified in Rockland county, about 30 miles north of the city, health officials announced on Friday.

The presence of the poliovirus in the city’s wastewater suggests likely local circulation of the virus, the city and New York state health departments said.

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