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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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022

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 Conversation · Jun 23, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2022

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 · Jun 23, 2022

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 · Jun 23, 2022

Rite Aid Shares Jump After Upbeat Annual Guidance

Rite Aid Corp (NYSE:RAD) has reported Q1 FY23 sales of 6.01 billion, down 2.4% Y/Y, beating the consensus of $5.75 billion.  The company reported an EPS loss of $(0.60) compared to an income of $0.38 a year ago, driven by non-cash impairment charges and cycling prior-year COVID vaccination benefit. Retail Pharmacy Segment…

Benzinga · Jun 23, 2022

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

Wales Online · Jun 23, 2022

Thousands of children unprotected against polio, data shows

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

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

Research behind COVID vaccines reaps close to $1 billion in royalties for Penn

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania has reaped extraordinary financial gain from COVID-19 vaccines — approaching $1 billion since the beginning of last year — thanks to patents on a process Penn researchers developed more than 15 years ago.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 23, 2022

Man who was 'paralysed by Covid jab' comes home from hospital after 420 days

Anthony Shingler was rushed to hospital last year

Wales Online · Jun 23, 2022