Polio Eradication Shows Global Progress; Experts Face Challenges To Keep the Disease From Coming Back

Medicine & Technology Nov 22, 2023

Polio eradication campaign could succeed in the next few years, and experts exercise measures to keep it from coming back. Learn more about it in this article.

World Polio Day 2022: Re-emergence of the Debilitating Disease Highlights the Need for Eradication

Oct 13, 2022

World Polio Day is celebrated on October 24 every year to honor the efforts towards a polio-free world that has been a huge success. Read the article to learn more about this important day.

Public Health Agency of Canada Tests Wastewater for Poliovirus, Encourages Parents to Get Kids Polio Vaccination Amid Re-Emergence

Aug 12, 2022

Canadian health officials are concerned that the pandemic has led children to miss routine immunizations, fueled vaccine hesitancy that leaves some vulnerable to polio that has infected a man in the US recently. Read the article to know more about this report.

Young Man From New York Without Polio Vaccine Is America's First Polio Patient In 10 Years, Suffers From Poliovirus Strain Also Found in London and Jerusalem Wastewater

Aug 01, 2022

Health officials encouraged people to get a polio vaccine as an unvaccinated man from New York was diagnosed with polio. Continue reading to know the full story.

US Reports First Polio Case Detected in New York; Unvaccinated Encouraged to Get Vaccine to Prevent Outbreak

Jul 21, 2022

The first polio case in the US in nearly 10 years is from New York. Read the article to learn why one needs to get a vaccine against the life-threatening disease.

Poliovirus Detected in Sewage Samples in the United Kingdom; London Residents Urged to Ensure Children Get Polio Vaccine

Jun 22, 2022

The health officials from the United Kingdom confirmed that poliovirus was detected in London sewage. Parents are encouraged to ensure their kids get the polio vaccine to fight the virus. Read more to know the full details.

'Polio Paul' on Living in the Iron Lung Steel Ventilator for 70 Years Since He's 6: 'My Life Is Incredible'

Apr 22, 2022

Check out the incredible life story of "Polio Paul," one of the last men with an iron lung today that has lived in the large steel ventilator for seven decades.