National New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Jul 21, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials …
World 9 million children to be vaccinated against polio in Africa Associated Press undefined Mar 22, 2022 CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A drive to vaccinate more than 9 million children against polio has been launched this week in four countries i…
Columnists The polio epidemic and remembering Floyd Gonella and George Corey By Sue Lempert Jan 11, 2021 Today, polio has almost been eradicated from the world thanks to two vaccines, one discovered by Jonas Salk; the second by Albert Sabin. The S…
Health US health officials alarmed by paralyzing illness in kids By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Apr 2, 2019 NEW YORK (AP) — One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping.
