Falling vaccination rates could lead to the return of previously eliminated diseases, and many more people will be at risk of ...

As polio appears again, decades after it was considered eliminated in the U.S., Americans unfamiliar with the dreaded disease need a primer on protecting themselves and their young children.

Polio is a highly infectious virus that can lead to paralysis and even death. It often spreads through fecal matter. This is a problem in Gaza, which has suffered destruction of much of its water ...

Japan has provided $5 million through UNICEF to support polio eradication efforts and strengthen immunization programs across ...

Is polio poised for a comeback? : Goats and Soda Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign aid cuts could usher ...

Until recently, polio had been a relic of history in the U.S. Once a scourge that paralyzed or killed up to tens of thousands of children every year, the U.S. declared the disease officially ...

Polio, 1955: Before eradication, a tragic mistake. While it's not a perfect comparison to the COVID-19 vaccine program, "the closest thing in my experience is the polio vaccine rollout," Najara said.

Today polio is found in only three countries – Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria. In 2016, only 37 cases of polio were found in those last pockets, the smallest number of new cases in history ...

My grandmother’s 1946 ‘polio summer’ featured quarantines, canceled events, and remote learning. Her story is a reminder that we’ve been here before. ByAlissa Greenberg Wednesday, July 29 ...

What to know about the polio vaccine and why most people aren't at risk of infection. The CDC says 99% of fully vaccinated children are protected from polio.

Northern Pakistan has reported its first Polio case in almost seven years, dealing a blow to the South Asian nation’s campaign to eradicate the infectious disease. At such a critical moment in US ...