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New York declares state of emergency over polio to boost low vaccination rates

Mary Wilson

Well-known member
PUBLISHED FRI, SEP 9 2022 12:01 PM EDT
UPDATED FRI, SEP 9 2022 8:17 PM EDT

Spencer Kimball

KEY POINTS
  • New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a state of emergency to boost polio vaccination rates amid more evidence the virus is spreading in communities.
  • Poliovirus has now been detected in sewage samples from four counties in the New York metropolitan area as well as the city itself.
  • Health officials said everyone who is unvaccinated should receive their shots immediately. Some New Yorkers should also receive a single, lifetime booster dose.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a state of emergency over polio to boost vaccination rates in the state amid further evidence that the virus is spreading in communities.

Poliovirus has now been detected in sewage samples from four counties in the New York metro area as well as in the city itself. The counties are Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, and the latest, Nassau.

... The emergency declaration will expand the network of vaccine administrators to include pharmacists, midwives and EMS workers in an effort to boost the immunization rate in areas where it has slipped.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/09/new...ncy-over-polio-to-boost-vaccination-rate.html
 
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