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Sewage checks to take place in North East to see if polio virus is spreading

Sewage sampling is being extended to areas including North Tyneside, Newcastle and Gateshead as a precaution after health teams found polio virus in the London area

Chronicle Live

Flu season could be 'worse than previous two years' amid fears of Covid-19 surge

More people were wearing masks and social distancing in previous years, which may have kept flu cases at bay

Wales Online

Health leaders urged to prepare ‘agile response’ for impending flu season

Global health officials are still unsure what the impact of the forthcoming flu season will be.

The Independent UK

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Do you need a polio booster shot? Everything you need to know about polio vaccines

Adults who doubt they have been fully vaccinated against polio should talk to their doctors about getting additional shots, experts say.

Tribune News Service

A mutated virus, anti-vaxxers and a vulnerable population: how polio returned to the US

In July, a young man in the New York area was diagnosed with polio – how did a disease America snuffed out in the 70s rebound?

The Guardian - US

Striving to outrace polio: What's it like living with the disease

As polio makes a comeback, Minda Dentler reflects on her life with the disease. Paralyzed as an infant in India, she's gone on to become a champion wheelchair triathlete and an immunization advocate.

WEKU

Commentary: Polio is back — aided by global health failures that spread COVID and monkeypox

A case of polio in an unvaccinated man was recently announced in New York state, followed by the discovery of polio in wastewater in New York City. That means a vaccine-preventable disease has re-emerged in the United States, one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, more than 40 years after…

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New York counties gear up to fight a polio outbreak among the unvaccinated

Polio is spreading in a few New York counties with low vaccination rates. Experts warn that other places in the U.S. could face the same challenge.

WEKU

Falling child vaccination rates pose polio risk

There are a significant number of babies and children at risk of polio, especially in areas of high deprivation and among Māori, with an outbreak a plane ride away, says Heather Battles

Newsroom.co.nz

The latest polio cases have put the world on alert. Here's what this means for Australia and people travelling overseas

Until recently, polio had only been detected in a handful of countries, thanks to global eradication efforts.

The Conversation

Polio in US, UK and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccine

The polio viruses recently found in the sewer systems of Jerusalem, New York and London were mutated versions of viruses that first originated in vaccines meant to stamp out the paralytic disease

The Independent UK

As polio surfaces in other states, how vulnerable are Floridians?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For the first time since the U.S. declared polio officially eradicated in 1979, Floridians are concerned about their odds of getting the disease.

Tribune News Service

As global health threats evolved, the CDC didn't

Vanquishing disease is in the DNA of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal agency that in its first decade of existence oversaw the eradication of smallpox, the elimination of malaria and the stamping out of polio as threats to Americans' health.

Los Angeles Times

What is polio? Why are authorities worried about it spreading in London and New York City?

Polio is back in the global conversation again over concerns the disease is spreading in London and New York. Experts say under-vaccination is behind it.

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The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Inverse

How to tell if you've been vaccinated against polio

The poliovirus has been detected in wastewater in New York. If you are unsure of your vaccination status, here are a few ways to find out.

Salon

Monkeypox and polio, on top of COVID?

Choosing to venture out or stay in the house are equally scary these days — which puts a lot into perspective

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Up to date on polio, other vaccinations?

"It is never too late to get caught up with a vaccine series."

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Polio has resurfaced in the US. What’s the risk?

Vaccines helped neutralize the global threat of polio, a dreaded scourge that can cause paralysis and death, but that life-saving drug may have led unintentionally to the virus’ reappearance this year in the U.S. and other countries.

The Independent UK

Polio has been silently spreading in New York since April, CDC study suggests

New York resident infected in June may have caught virus through local transmission, study says

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on polio: we have the tools to tackle this old enemy

Editorial: The emergence of cases in the UK, US and elsewhere is a warning that the progress made in curbing the disease must be protected

The Guardian - UK

It is vital to control diseases such as polio – so why is the UK cutting global vaccine funding?

The resurgence of polio proves again that diseases don’t respect borders, says Helen Bedford, professor of children’s health at UCL

The Conversation

Polio vaccine boosters offered to London children – an expert explains what's going on

In June, the UK Health Security Agency reported that poliovirus had been detected in sewage in north and east London between February and May 2022.

Los Angeles Times

Biggest polio threat in years sparks alarms from New York to California

LOS ANGELES — Delays in getting children vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic and antivaccination sentiment in general may be fueling the most serious threat of polio in the U.S. in years, raising alarms from New York to California.

The Independent UK

Polio detected in New York City sewage fostering fears of local spread

Health officials are calling on the unvaccinated to get their shots immediately

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