Science & Medicine
New oral polio vaccine may wipe out the disease
Oct. 26, 2010
California
Polio is so rare that many healthcare providers may not realize they are treating a patient infected with the virus.
Aug. 30, 2022
The WHO wants to wipe out the disease, but there is a rising voice for ‘control’ rather than eradication.
Nov. 5, 2006
Officials are concerned after the COVID-19 pandemic fueled a continued backslide in vaccinations for all diseases.
Aug. 13, 2022
Fifty years after Jonas Salk’s discovery rescued a polio-threatened nation, a movement is on to celebrate its legacy of success.
April 18, 2005
World & Nation
Authorities say the virus that causes polio has been detected in New York City’s wastewater weeks after a case of polio was found north of the city.
Aug. 12, 2022
A decade after smallpox was eradicated as a human disease, polio, the feared crippler of children, is being targeted for a similar fate.
May 2, 1988
Rumors about vaccine’s safety led some parents to shun immunizations for children. Number of cases are expected to start rising sharply.
June 23, 2004
Health: Extreme fatigue, pain afflict survivors. Few doctors recognize the incurable syndrome.
June 5, 2001
Politics
Ban Ki-moon: Eradicate polio, finally
May 21, 2012