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With polio’s return, here’s what back-to-schoolers need to know
Polio is popping up in NY wastewater. What does this mean for school-aged children?
09/20/2022 12:15 UTC
Measles cases flare beyond 700 and anti-vaxxers — the apex helicopter parent — are to blame
If you think measles is bad, you should have been around for polio
05/01/2019 23:00 UTC
“Reactive strategy”: How polio crept back into the U.S.
Health agencies generally don’t test wastewater for signs of polio, which may have given virus time to circulate
07/27/2022 16:30 UTC
How a debate over two competing vaccines gripped the medical community — in 1961
The immune response elicited by different polio vaccines has peculiar parallels to today's COVID vaccine debates
02/21/2021 13:00 UTC
Jonas Salk, the man who cured polio, "would be shocked" by anti-vaxxers, experts say
Many people once lined up joyously to receive vaccines. What changed?
11/01/2023 19:00 UTC
"We can assume it’s probably everywhere": What you need to know about the rare respiratory virus that's sending kids to the hospital
Cases of enterovirus D68, which can cause severe respiratory symptoms, have been confirmed in 16 states
09/18/2014 18:39 UTC
Around the world, a new disease stalls efforts to fight old ones
COVID-19 has derailed immunization efforts for measles, polio, and other scourges, worrying global health experts.
04/18/2020 17:30 UTC
Could a polio epidemic really happen again? Outbreaks in New York state raise alarm
Unlike COVID-19, vaccinations for polio are nearly ubiquitous. Could an outbreak actually happen again?
08/09/2022 22:23 UTC
What the polio case in New York tells us about the end of polio
In rare cases, the weakened live poliovirus in the vaccine can mutate, regain virulence, and cause polio
08/03/2022 12:15 UTC
What else could our bailout money have bought?
For $4 trillion, we could've wiped out any number of diseases worldwide
10/06/2009 11:06 UTC
A virus that causes polio-like symptoms is spreading among children, CDC warns
Also known as enterovirus D68, the virus can cause paralysis in kids. Here's what to know about EV-D68
09/14/2022 22:04 UTC
Why are fewer children around the world getting vaccinated?
UNICEF's director called the worldwide trend "a red alert for child health."
07/21/2022 21:30 UTC
Vaccinations, polio and COVID-19: a personal reflection
What the history of developing the Polio vaccine teaches us about the current search for a COVID 19 vaccine
10/03/2020 01:00 UTC
Sanders to Trump: Rescind decision to hand Gilead exclusive rights over possible COVID-19 treatment
"We must put human life above corporate profit," Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a statement
03/25/2020 19:20 UTC
How will COVID-19 change the future? Look to history.
History offers a number of precedents regarding the long-term social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
03/07/2021 19:00 UTC
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