The Latest Breaking News from Polio

All you need to know about the rapid polio vaccination programme

Almost a million children will be asked to get a polio vaccine in the coming weeks.

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Millions of children to be vaccinated against polio after virus detected in sewers

ALMOST one million children aged one to nine across London are to be offered a polio vaccine to try to prevent the spread of the virus.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2022

Children aged nine and under in London to be offered polio vaccine after virus found in sewers

116 samples of the polio virus have been found by health officials since February

Manchester Evening News · Aug 10, 2022

Children aged 1 to 9 in London to be offered polio vaccine as rare infection spreads

116 samples of vaccine-like poliovirus detected in London sewage water between February and July 2022, health officials say

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Kids under-10 to be offered polio jab as paralysed patient linked to suspected outbreak

Polio booster vaccines will now be offered to all children under-10 in London to prevent the first community outbreak of the virus in Britain since the 1970s

Daily Mirror · Aug 10, 2022

Why polio is making a comeback

Unlike COVID-19, vaccinations for polio are nearly ubiquitous. Could an outbreak actually happen again?

Salon · Aug 9, 2022

Children under 10 will get polio boosters as virus returns to UK after 40 years

Youngsters to be offered shots from Wednesday

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Polio boosters for under-10s amid fears of spreading outbreak

The amount of poliovirus samples picked up suggests it has been passing from person to person.

Wales Online · Aug 9, 2022

Polio booster to be given to under-10s to prevent first UK outbreak in 50 years

The UK Health Security Agency has repeatedly detected the poliovirus in London’s sewage works and is now calling on parents to make sure their children are fully vaccinated

Daily Mirror · Aug 8, 2022

New York health officials warn there ‘may be hundreds of other people infected’ with polio

The sole case detected in Rockland County could be the “tip of the iceberg,” says New York state health commissioner

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022