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Polio outbreak is ‘jolt’ needed to tackle falling child vaccine uptake ‘before it’s too late’, expert warns

‘There has been a general downward trend in coverage in most childhood vaccines over the past 5-10 years,’ say scientific advisers to the government

The Independent UK

New Disease X could arrive any day as virus outbreaks 'getting worse' amid polio in UK

Two and a half years since the first outbreak of Covid-19, experts are warning more disastrous pandemics are likely on the way as we live in a "perfect storm for emerging infectious diseases"

Daily Mirror

Running up that hill ... just like we were back in the 1980s

THE UK inflation rate has surged to a level not seen since 1982, new figures revealed last week.

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Saudi Health Ministry Provides Services to More Than 216,000 Pilgrims at Kingdom’s Ports

The Saudi Ministry of Health has provided medical services to 216,981 pilgrims who entered the Kingdom via land, air, and seaports, from the beginning of the pilgrims' arrival until Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported Saturday. According to the ministry, a total of 10,101 pilgrims received preventive treatment for meningitis,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Polio found in UK sewage – what you need to know

UK had been declared polio-free since 2003

Wales Online

'Polio left me unable to walk at 5 - its return to UK sent shivers down my spine'

Businessman Mark Esho MBE was just five when he woke up paralysed from the neck down after contracting polio, which has been detected in the UK for the first time in decades

Daily Mirror

Polio: What are the symptoms?

Most people who get polio do not experience symptoms

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How to check if you’ve had your polio vaccine and what to do if you haven’t

Health officials declare national incident and are investigating in London

The Independent UK

What is polio and what happened the last time there was an epidemic in the UK?

Scientists have now discovered polio in several sewage samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works

The Independent UK

First UK polio outbreak in 40 years: How it happened

London health authorities are investigating a likely outbreak of polio, the first in nearly 40 years. One in 200 infections causes irreversible paralysis.

The New Daily

Polio: we're developing a safer vaccine that uses no genetic material from the virus

Recent reports of poliovirus detected in samples from a sewage treatment works in London have rightly generated significant concern among public health agencies and medical staff. The poliovirus detected is what is called vaccine-derived poliovirus – this is not “wild poliovirus”.

The Conversation

This is the polio vaccine uptake in Greater Manchester as 'national incident' declared

Polio is an infectious disease caused by a virus that can spread from person to person and cause paralysis

Manchester Evening News

What is polio, what are the symptoms and should we be worried about the discovery of poliovirus in London?

It is the first time since 1984 that the virus has been found to be spreading in the community in the UK.

Evening Standard

Low polio vaccination rates among London children ‘concerning’ after alert issued

Just 35% of Year 9s are fully vaccinated in Hillingdon - the lowest uptake among the cohort in the country

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Victorian ailments at RECORD high in the UK with Polio just the latest

Patients in England were diagnosed with one of 13 Victorian diseases when admitted to hospital on 421,370 occasions in the year to March

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire polio update after virus detected in sewage water

Parents need to ensure that their children's vaccines are up to date

Liverpool Echo

Polio outbreak sees parents warned to make one simple check

Government health bosses are investigating to see if the potentially deadly virus is spreading

The Guardian - UK

Low polio vaccination rates among teenagers risks ‘virulent infection’ in UK

Experts’ warning comes after data shows less than half 13 to 14-year-olds received booster in parts of England last year

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Poliovirus in London sewage – what you need to know

Just as we thought that monkeypox would be the new virus scare for 2022, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) declared a national incident of repeated poliovirus detection in sewage in north and east London. Repeated positive readings for polio suggest that there is an ongoing infection and likely transmission…

The Independent UK

100,000s of children not fully vaccinated against polio, figures show

Uptake for teenage boosters lower than 50 per cent in parts of England

Daily Mirror

Polio risk could soar if parents and children fail to get vaccinated, warns expert

Polio, the paralysis-causing disease, was officially eradicated in the UK in 2003 and the last domestic outbreak was in the 1970s. However, a lack of vaccinations has meant polio has returned globally

Wales Online

How to check if your polio vaccine is up to date and how you can arrange one

Health officials have found evidence of poliovirus, but there are currently no confirmed cases of the disease.

Wales Online

Thousands of children in England not fully vaccinated against polio, new figures show

One in 10 under-5s in England have missed a booster, according the health experts

The Independent UK

Polio: What do we know about feared outbreak in London?

Virus believed to have been spreading in the capital for months

Bristol Post

Concern as thousands of children in South West are unprotected against polio, data shows

10.3% of three year olds and 23.2% of teenagers in South West England have not had their boosters

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