Polio Was Almost Eradicated. This Year It Staged a Comeback.
Before its discovery in New York’s wastewater, the virus made a series of ominous appearances around the world.
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Before its discovery in New York’s wastewater, the virus made a series of ominous appearances around the world.
No cases of polio have been identified so far, but health officials urged those who were not fully immunized to seek vaccines immediately.
A multibillion-dollar plan to end polio and soon Top Searches A multibillion-dollar plan to end polio and soon NYT News Service / Jun 10, 2021, 10:10 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail For decades, the initiative has been trying to achieve a polio-free world by immunizing every child against the virus, but with limited success. (Source: NYT) As the world adjusts to the idea of coexisting with the coronavirus for the foreseeable future, global health organizations are laying plans to eradicate another scourge that has already lingered for thousands of years: poliovirus. The Global Polio Eradi...