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Polio or measles outbreaks soon? UNICEF’s ‘gains eroded’ assessment

Apr 20, 2023

Almost 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines between 2019 and 2021 because of lockdowns amid Covid pandemic throughout the world, United Nations (UN) said. "More than a decade of hard-earned gains in routine…
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Polio detected in New York’s sewage water, suggests virus circulating

Aug 12, 2022

The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn’t been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday. The presence of…
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