The Latest Breaking News from Polio

Polio: Where have there been outbreaks recently?

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

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

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

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Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022

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 · Jun 23, 2022

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.

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022

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.

Reuters · Jun 23, 2022

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

Liverpool Echo · Jun 23, 2022

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.

WEKU · Jun 22, 2022

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 · Jun 22, 2022

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

Chronicle Live · Jun 22, 2022

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 Mirror · Jun 22, 2022