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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Andrew Brookes

What age can children get the polio vaccine? Booster offered as virus found in sewage

Children in London will be offered a booster dose of the polio vaccine after more poliovirus was detected in sewage samples.

The NHS says there are signs the virus may be spreading in London and the number of children who are vaccinated is lower than it should be in the capital.

Because of this, an additional dose is being offered to boost immunity in children, helping to protect them and reduce the risk of the virus continuing to spread.

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