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People are being urged to ensure their polio vaccines are up to date after an outbreak of the virus was detected in UK sewage samples. Polio, which was officially eradicated in the UK in 2003, can cause paralysis in rare cases and can be ...

22 Jun 2022 at 19:34

Thousands of children unprotected against polio, data shows

Thousands of children across England – and particularly in London – are not fully protected against polio, data shows. Official figures analysed by the PA news agency show that of the 693,928 children in England aged five in 2020/21, ...

23 Jun 2022 at 14:34

What is polio and what happened the last time there was an epidemic in the UK?

Despite eradication in recent years, the polio virus is a deadly illness which wreaked havoc in the UK in the 1950s. Scientists have now discovered polio in several sewage samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment ...

22 Jun 2022 at 18:01

All you need to know about the rapid polio vaccination programme

Almost a million children in London are to be offered a polio vaccine. Here are your questions answered about why health officials have launched the urgent vaccination programme. – What has been announced? Health officials have ...

10 Aug 2022 at 14:18

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Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting virus circulating

The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease, which had not been seen in the US in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said on Friday. The ...

12 Aug 2022 at 18:56

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Israeli drone struck Gaza clinic during polio campaign, say Palestinians

Six people, including four children, were injured when an Israeli drone struck a clinic in the northern Gaza Strip where polio vaccinations were being carried out, Palestinian officials said on Sunday. The Israeli military ...

03 Nov 2024 at 20:20

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Polio rising in Pakistan ahead of new vaccination campaign

Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the country polio-free. Since ...

21 Oct 2024 at 07:56

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Militants kill police officer in attack on polio vaccination centre

Militants attacked a health centre used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, triggering a shootout that left a police officer dead, local authorities said. Three of the attackers ...

29 Oct 2024 at 08:59

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Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination campaign of year after cases surge

Pakistan began its last nationwide vaccination campaign for the year to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases hampered efforts to stop the disease, officials said. According to the ...

16 Dec 2024 at 10:28

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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 12 as health workers continue vaccinations

Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip killed more than a dozen people overnight into Saturday morning, local authorities said, as health workers were completing the second phase of an urgent polio vaccination ...

07 Sept 2024 at 12:21

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Gaza polio vaccination campaign surpasses target, Unicef says

The UN children’s agency has said a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza reached 189,000 children, surpassing its target and providing a “rare bright spot” in nearly 11 months of war. Unicef said more than ...

04 Sept 2024 at 16:03

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Pakistani Taliban behind bombing that killed six police officers

Six police officers have died and 10 other people were hurt after a roadside bomb exploded near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in a polio immunisation campaign in north-western ...

08 Jan 2024 at 12:00

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