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Reuters reports:
A case of polio has been identified outside New York City and confirmed by federal health officials, the New York State Health Department said on Thursday in what would be the nation’s first known case of the disease in at least thirty years. The CDC, which confirmed the case, has said no cases of polio have originated in the U.S. since 1979. However, the virus has been brought into the country by travelers with polio. The last time this happened was in 1993, it said.
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Rockland County will host a polio vaccination clinic starting Friday, July 22 at 50 Sanatorium Road in Pomona from 10 a.m. to noon. A second clinic at the same location will be held on Monday, July 25 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. https://t.co/2du8IcLuzK
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) July 21, 2022
New Yorkers should know that those already vaccinated are at lower risk, & the polio vaccine has long been part of @CDCgov’s childhood immunization schedule, required by NYSDOH for all school-age children. ⬇️
— NYSDOH (@HealthNYGov) July 21, 2022
A new report finds that 25 million children missed out on one or more “lifesaving vaccines” last year — for diseases like TB, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and yellow fever. https://t.co/o8sI1DQd9J
— NPR (@NPR) July 16, 2022