The Latest Breaking News from Polio

A lawyer linked to Trump's HHS nominee files petition to revoke polio vaccine approval, raising concerns about vaccine safety.

Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer caution against revoking polio vaccine approval, emphasizing its critical role in public health protection.

The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year.

Kennedy has a history of questioning the efficacy of vaccines and elevating vaccine-related conspiracy theories

Aaron Siri, a conspiracy theorist like Kennedy, has also filed a petition to stop distribution of 13 other vaccines

Aaron Siri is interviewing and helping choose candidates for high-level health roles, according to the New York Times.

Phil Murphy is asking the president for more help in determining the cause of a series of mysterious drones seen flying over the state

A lawyer working with RFK Jr. demanded that the government stop distributing vaccines, and notably wanted to have approval withdrawn for the polio vaccine

Aaron Siri is helping Trump’s health secretary pick to select top jobs despite long history of attacking vaccines

In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the global eradication of polio. Within a decade, one of the three poliovirus strains was already virtually eradicated — meaning a permanent reduction of the disease to zero new cases worldwide.

Pakistan struggles with 50 polio cases this year, facing challenges in eradicating the disease. Urgent efforts needed to ensure healthcare worker safety.