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New York governor declares disaster emergency after polio found in wastewater

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says state is stepping up polio-fighting efforts. First case of polio in the United States in nearly a decade was identified in July. Latest detection involved a wastewater sample collected last month in Nassau County. The lone confirmed case in New York involved an unidentified young adult who was unvaccinated.

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World Socialist Web Site

New York declares a state of emergency on polio over growing community transmission of the virus

On Friday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency over polio. Wastewater data indicates the silent transmission of the virus, raising concerns because of low polio vaccination rates among children in certain regions.

3 years ago·United States

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NDTV

New York Declares State of Emergency Over Polio After Virus Found In Wastewater

New York declared a state of emergency over polio in an effort to boost vaccination rates after evidence of the virus's spread mounted when it was found in wastewater samples.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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The Quint

Polio Virus Detected in Wastewater in New York, Guv Declares Disaster Emergency

Officials have urged unvaccinated adults and minors as young as two months old to get inoculated against the virus.

3 years ago·India

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npr

Explained: New York City declares poliovirus a public emergency disaster

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Nsikan Akpan, health and science editor at WNYC/Gothamist, about the poliovirus emergecy disaster declaration in New York state.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Latestly

New York Declares State of Emergency After Polio Virus Found in Wastewater

New York has declared a state of emergency over polio in an effort to boost vaccination rates after evidence of the virus’s spread mounted when it was found in wastewater samples in Nassau County on Long Island. New York Declares State of Emergency After Polio Virus Found in Wastewater.

3 years ago

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