Could Polio Outbreak Put Kids at Risk? State Vaccination & Exemption Rates Vary

The 74 Million – Laura Fay

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying debate over vaccines, an old virus is threatening to reemerge: polio. 

Earlier this month, the virus was detected in the United States for the first time since 2013. An unvaccinated man in New York tested positivefor poliomyelitis, the scientific name for the illness; where he contracted it is still unclear. 

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