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The Latest Breaking News from Polio

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

Wales Online

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

Virus believed to have been spreading in the capital for months

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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

Bristol Post

Source of polio virus found in London sewage ‘could be traced to individual household’

Health minister Lord Kamall told peers ‘world-beating’ technology might enable scientists to locate the exact source of the virus

Evening Standard

How to check if you have had polio vaccine - and what to do if you have not

Polio is believed to be in circulation in the UK for the first time in decades.

Daily Record

Good Morning Britain's Hilary Jones' message to parents amid UK's polio outbreak

Most children have the polio vaccine as part of their vaccination programme, but the medical expert urged parents to check with their GP whether their child had been vaccinated

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Polio: Where have there been outbreaks recently?

Virus carries ‘continuous risk of international spread,’ WHO says

The Independent UK

Tech & Science Daily| Polio: Parents urged to vaccinate children

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Evening Standard

Polio: ‘Possible’ source of virus could be traced back to single household, says minister

‘This is really world-beating in what we are doing here’, Lord Kamall tells peers

The Independent UK

Polio discovery: Hunt for home at epicentre of UK outbreak after 'carrier arrived in UK'

Health minister Lord Kamall told peers it "might be possible" to trace the source of samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works to an "individual household or street"

Daily Mirror

Thousands of children unprotected against polio, data shows

Around a third of unprotected five-year-olds are in London.

The Independent UK

Polio could paralyse an unvaccinated child if allowed to spread in UK, expert warns

The warning comes after the poliovirus was discovered in sewage works in London yesterday.

Daily Record

How does polio spread and can adults get virus after traces discovered in UK

An investigation into polio is underway after traces of the virus were found in sewage.

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Evening Standard

Make sure children have polio vaccine to prevent outbreak, urge scientists

London’s public health chief has warned residents not to underestimate the danger of infectious diseases as the search continued for the source of a polio virus outbreak in the capital.

Reuters

Factbox-Health emergencies: WHO's highest form of alert

World Health Organization (WHO) experts meet on Thursday to evaluate whether monkeypox constitutes an international emergency, its highest form of alert.

Liverpool Echo

Good Morning Britain's Hilary Jones issues plea to parents amid UK's polio outbreak

A "national incident" has been declared after the potentially deadly virus was detected

WEKU

Polio found in U.K. for the first time in nearly 40 years

Scientists in Britain have detected multiple versions of the virus in wastewater. Officials say the risk to the public is extremely low and urge people to ensure their polio vaccines are up to date.

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The Independent UK

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

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Polio in the UK - six key symptoms to look out for in your child

As the first polio concern in decades hits the UK, here are the early symptoms of the potentially lethal disease

Daily Mirror

Polio will paralyse unvaccinated child if allowed to spread in UK, expert warns

Health chiefs are scrambling to identify where the poliovirus is circulating, with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today declaring an 'national incident' after it was detected in sewage works in London

Daily Record

Wednesday's headlines: Polio spreads in Britain and American couple gifted wedding kilt

Here are the main headlines on the Daily Record website today.

Wales Online

Six key polio symptoms to look out for amid first UK outbreak for decades

The potentially deadly disease has been discovered in London but there are concerns as it can be easily passed to others

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

Manchester Evening News

Polio symptoms, causes and how to check if you've had vaccine as national incident declared

Health experts are warning families to check children are fully vaccinated

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