Polio — Vax-Before-Travel

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Oct 1

5 min read

Polio is an Imminent Threat to New York's Public Health

Circulating poliovirus confirmed in New York State

New York City school

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Sep 14

5 min read

USA Loses Polio-Free Status

Polio outbreaks in 2022

chart of the Number of cases of polio in the us

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Sep 12

4 min read

Polio-like Syndrome Alert Issued for Children

HAN CDCHAN-00474 confirmed increased pediatric hospitalizations in patients who also tested positive for enterovirus

Map of the USA with cases

Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Sep 11

3 min read

New York's Poliovirus Disaster Emergency Could Disrupt Travel

Poliovirus spreading remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Manhattan City street scene

Fact checked by Holly Lutmer PharmD

Aug 27

6 min read

Is the U.S. Open a Super Spreader Event?

US Open 2022 does not require polio or monkeypox vaccinations

Fans at the US Open