The Latest Breaking News from Polio

The poliovirus has been detected in wastewater in New York. If you are unsure of your vaccination status, here are a few ways to find out.

Choosing to venture out or stay in the house are equally scary these days — which puts a lot into perspective

The resurgence of polio proves again that diseases don’t respect borders, says Helen Bedford, professor of children’s health at UCL

In June, the UK Health Security Agency reported that poliovirus had been detected in sewage in north and east London between February and May 2022.

LOS ANGELES — Delays in getting children vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic and antivaccination sentiment in general may be fueling the most serious threat of polio in the U.S. in years, raising alarms from New York to California.

Health officials are calling on the unvaccinated to get their shots immediately

The Scottish health body have said that there are no immediate plans to run a catch up programme in Scotland.

Polio can be transmitted through an infected person coughing or sneezing - or by consuming infected food and water.

NEW YORK — The polio virus has been detected in New York City, health authorities said Friday, a jarring discovery arriving three weeks after the long-defeated virus reemerged in Rockland County north of the city. The potentially deadly virus was detected in sewage samples collected in the city.