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Polio vaccinations wrap up in Gaza as officials try to inoculate 90% of children under age 10

Thursday, September 12 by ABC News

(TEL-AVIV, Israel) -- The last day of the polio vaccination campaign is wrapping up in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.The campaign was launched after the first case of polio in Gaza in more than 25 years was recently detected. Health officials... Read More.

What to know about polio vaccination campaign in Gaza after 1st first case in 25 years

Monday, September 2 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- A mass polio vaccination campaign is underway in Gaza to inoculate children after the first case in 25 years was recently detected in the strip.Several organizations -- including the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations... Read More.

More than 100 kids left vulnerable to measles, polio after nurse falsified vaccine records

Friday, May 10 by ABC News

(WEBSTER, N.Y.) -- An upstate New York nurse has been accused of falsifying vaccine records for more than 100 children across the state.The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) issued a $55,000 penalty against Sandra Miceli, a licensed nurse practitioner and registered professional... Read More.

CDC expands polio wastewater testing to Michigan and Pennsylvania

Wednesday, November 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday it will expand wastewater testing for polio to select communities across the U.S. after a person tested positive for the disease in New York this summer.The initiative will start in two communities:... Read More.

More polio detected in New York City wastewater, data shows

Tuesday, October 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More evidence of polio has been detected in New York City wastewater, according to the state Department of Health.So far, only one case of polio has been identified, in a previously healthy 20-year-old man from Rockland County who developed paralysis in... Read More.

Which US states have the highest and lowest polio vaccination rates?

Thursday, August 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- With a single case of paralytic polio detected in Rockland County, New York, and the virus showing up in wastewater samples in two counties in the state, as well as New York City, health officials say polio is likely circulating undetected.This... Read More.

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Less than 60% of kids are vaccinated against polio in some NYC neighborhoods

Friday, August 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Some of New York City's area have less than 60% of kids fully vaccinated against polio, according to data from the city's Department of Health.Just last week, officials found traces of the poliovirus in the city's wastewater system. Officials believe the... Read More.

Polio discovered in New York City wastewater samples

Friday, August 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Health officials announced Friday that polio has been detected in wastewater samples in New York City.It comes just a few weeks after a case of polio was detected in Rockland County, located north of the city.Story developing... Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio.... Read More.

Polio vaccine boosters offered to kids in London as virus linked to New York case detected

Thursday, August 11 by ABC News

(LONDON) — Children in London are being offered polio vaccine boosters after sewage samples with the virus were found in multiple areas across the city.The U.K. Health Security Agency announced Wednesday that all children between ages 1 and 9 across the British capital will be eligible... Read More.

CDC sends team to New York to investigate polio case

Monday, August 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deployed a federal team to New York to investigate the case of polio detected in Rockland County.The team will also help administer vaccinations in the county, according to ABC station WABC-TV.It's unclear how... Read More.

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What to know about vaccine-derived polio after rare case found in New York

Friday, July 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- When the New York State Department of Health announced a patient in Rockland County -- north of New York City -- had contracted polio, they revealed it was a case of vaccine-derived polio.Vaccine-derived poliovirus is different than poliovirus that originated in... Read More.

First polio case reported in US in nearly a decade detected in New York state