The Latest Breaking News from Polio

Governor’s order allows more medical workers to administer polio vaccines after virus found in another New York county.

Governor Kathy Hochul issued the month-long disaster declaration in an attempt to bolster vaccination rates

Pomona (United States) (AFP) - When Brittany Strickland heard that the United States recorded its first polio case in almost a decade, she was "deathly scared" -- the 33-year-old wasn't vaccinated against the disabling disease.

More people were wearing masks and social distancing in previous years, which may have kept flu cases at bay

Global health officials are still unsure what the impact of the forthcoming flu season will be.

Adults who doubt they have been fully vaccinated against polio should talk to their doctors about getting additional shots, experts say.

In July, a young man in the New York area was diagnosed with polio – how did a disease America snuffed out in the 70s rebound?

As polio makes a comeback, Minda Dentler reflects on her life with the disease. Paralyzed as an infant in India, she's gone on to become a champion wheelchair triathlete and an immunization advocate.

A case of polio in an unvaccinated man was recently announced in New York state, followed by the discovery of polio in wastewater in New York City. That means a vaccine-preventable disease has re-emerged in the United States, one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, more than 40 years after…