The Latest Breaking News from Polio

It is the first time since 1984 that the virus has been found to be spreading in the community in the UK.

Just 35% of Year 9s are fully vaccinated in Hillingdon - the lowest uptake among the cohort in the country

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…

Uptake for teenage boosters lower than 50 per cent in parts of England

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

Health officials have found evidence of poliovirus, but there are currently no confirmed cases of the disease.

One in 10 under-5s in England have missed a booster, according the health experts

Virus believed to have been spreading in the capital for months

10.3% of three year olds and 23.2% of teenagers in South West England have not had their boosters