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For the first time, COVID-19 vaccines have been added to the list of routine immunizations recommended for adults -- a further sign the virus is here to stay.
The addition is being made to the 2023 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, released Thursday by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP), an expert panel that advises the U.S. federal government on vaccination rec...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- February 9, 2023
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U.S. health officials will begin testing wastewater for poliovirus in select locations around the country, including possibly at sites in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
The testing will happen in communities that have low polio vaccination rates or those with possible connections to New York communities that are linked to a recent
Even though New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently declared polio a state emergency after samples of the virus were found in wastewater in New York City and four surrounding counties, public health experts say it's not time to push the panic button.
"The risk to the majority...
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
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- September 13, 2022
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a state emergency after finding evidence of continued community spread of poliovirus.
Public health officials have detected the virus in a fourth county, Nassau in Long Island, which follows cases detected in Rockland, Orange and Sullivan counties.
That sample was...
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- September 12, 2022
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Poliovirus detected in New York City wastewater last week put public health officials on high alert, as it indicates the potentially paralyzing virus is circulating widely in the area.
But infectious disease experts say there's no need for families of fully vaccinated children to panic.
"The inactivated p...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- August 15, 2022
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State and local health officials have detected the poliovirus in New York City's wastewater, a finding that indicates the virus has spread widely since first being discovered in the wastewater of a neighboring county last month.
The New York State Department of Health and the New York City Department of Health...
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- August 12, 2022
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New Yorkers who aren't vaccinated for polio should get their shots, state public health officials warned Thursday after the virus was found in seven wastewater samples in two neighboring counties.
The finding comes after an unvaccinated adult in Rockland County last month became the first person known to be
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- August 5, 2022
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New York health officials said Thursday that the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade has been confirmed in a young unvaccinated adult in Rockland County.
"Based on what we know about this case, and polio in general, the [New York] Department of Health strongly recommends that unvaccinated individuals g...
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- July 22, 2022
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An infection that can disable and kill stalks the land, but a brand-new vaccine offers hope that almost everyone, kids included, can evade it. After scientific testing, a nationwide rollout of the vaccine begins.
Sound familiar?
As the U.S. government gears up to offer COVID-19 shots to about 28 million 5- to 11-year-olds, high levels of vaccine hesitancy in some corners may make t...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- November 2, 2021
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