NEW YORK DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER POLIO

  • 10/09/2022

The governor of New York has declared a polio emergency as evidence mounts that the virus is spreading throughout the state.

According to health officials, wastewater samples from New York City and four neighbouring counties tested positive for a poliovirus that can cause paralysis.

Although only one case has been confirmed thus far, it was the first in nearly a decade in the country.

Polio was largely eradicated in the United States thanks to vaccinations that began in 1955.

By 1979, the United States had been declared polio-free.

However, New York officials believe that vaccination rates are too low in some areas of the state. The emergency declaration on Friday is intended to boost flagging immunisation rates.

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