Find Your Daily Voice
Tags
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Neighbors
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Neighbors
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
Tag:
Polio
North Orange
News
Polio Detected In Orange County Wastewater For First Time In Weeks
For the first time in weeks, polio has been detected in wastewater in New York. Testing done in December 2022 revealed two new positive samples in Orange County, the Department of Health announced Friday, Jan. 6. Related Report: NY Declares Polio State Of Emergency After Virus Found In Wastewater On Long Island Health officials said the samples are genetically linked to the case of paralytic polio that was identified in Rockland County in July 2022, which marked the first time the disease had been seen in the United States in nearly a decade. In our latest polio wastewater report, 2 …
Delaware
News
CDC To Test Philly Wastewater For Polio Virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are partnering with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to collect and test wastewater for the polio virus, officials say. In a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 30, the CDC said Philadelphia is one of several communities taking part in wastewater analysis testing. The findings will help public health officials identify "communities of concern" which may be at risk for contracting polio, and will guide their future vaccination efforts, the agency said. Polio has resurfaced as a public health concern since July, when officials in…
Saratoga
News
NY Declares Polio 'An Imminent Threat To Public Health'
New York’s top health official is urging the public to get vaccinated against poliovirus if they haven’t yet done so. State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett declared polio "an imminent threat to public health" in New York State Wednesday, Sept. 28. NY Declares Polio State Of Emergency After Virus Found In Wastewater On Long Island The declaration will free up resources to help local health departments set up vaccination clinics and better focus their outreach efforts to unvaccinated or under-vaccinated New Yorkers, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said. Health officials are hoping to boost …
Nassau
News
NY Declares Polio State Of Emergency After Virus Found In Wastewater On Long Island
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency Friday, Sept. 9, after polio was found in more wastewater samples. The executive order will immediately expand the network of polio vaccine administrators with the addition of EMS workers, midwives, and pharmacies. It also authorizes doctors and certified nurse practitioners to issue standing orders for polio vaccines, the governor's office said. We're making it easier for New Yorkers to get their polio vaccine if they haven't already received it.@HealthNYGov is ramping up its vaccination efforts and EMTs, midwives, and pha…
Ulster Sullivan
News
4 Polio Samples Confirmed In Sullivan County
New York health officials have found polio in more wastewater samples, indicating that the virus is likely spreading. The state health department said analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the presence of polio in four samples that were collected in Sullivan County. Two of the samples were collected in July and the rest were collected in August, officials said. Earlier Report: Polio Virus Identified In Wastewater Samples Taken In Two Locations In Orange County Polio has already been found in 43 samples in Orange and Rockland counties, as well as New Y…
Pleasantville
News
New CDC Report Shows Polio Spreading In Hudson Valley
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that polio has been spreading in parts of the Hudson Valley for months. The CDC said the New York State Department of Health was notified on Monday, July 18, that an unvaccinated young adult from Rockland County tested positive for polio. The patient was hospitalized with possible acute flaccid myelitis, a serious neurologic condition that causes muscle weakness. Since then, related polioviruses have been detected in Rockland and Orange counties. As of Wednesday, Aug. 10, 260 wastewater samples from trea…
Clarkstown
News
Rockland County Polio Case May Be 'Tip Of Iceberg,' State Health Commissioner Warns
A polio case identified in New York may be the "tip of the iceberg," the state's health commissioner is now saying. Dr. Mary T. Bassett issued the warning after officials said wastewater samples had detected the virus in Orange County shortly after officials confirmed a case in neighboring Rockland County in late July, the first time the disease has been seen in the United States in nearly a decade. "Based on earlier polio outbreaks, New Yorkers should know that for every one case of paralytic polio observed, there may be hundreds of other people infected," Bassett said in a statement.…
South Orange
News
Polio Virus Identified In Wastewater Samples Taken In Two Locations In Orange County
State health officials have confirmed that the polio virus was found in more wastewater samples in the Hudson Valley. The Orange County Department of Health said it has been advised by the state health department that the virus was identified in wastewater samples taken from June and July in two geographically different locations in Orange County. Earlier Report: Polio Found In Wastewater In Rockland County, Health Dept. Urges Vaccinations The samples were initially collected from municipal wastewater treatment plants across Orange County for COVID-19 testing. County officials said there…
North Rockland
News
Polio Found In Wastewater In Rockland County, Health Dept. Urges Vaccinations
Health officials in New York are urging residents to get vaccinated against polio if they have not yet done so. In an update Monday, Aug.1 the Department of Health said testing done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had confirmed that the polio virus was detected in wastewater samples in Rockland County in June. Earlier Report: First Polio Case In US In Nearly A Decade Reported In Rockland County “These findings underscore the critical importance of vaccination to protect all New Yorkers and New York children against polio,” the department said in a statement. Monda…
Clarkstown
News
Polio Vaccination Clinics Scheduled In Rockland After First Case In US In Nearly A Decade
Polio vaccination clinics have been scheduled in Rockland County after the first US case of the disease in nearly a decade surfaced in the county. To help combat any spread, the Rockland County Health Department will be offering polio vaccinations Friday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Pomona Health Complex, 50 Sanatorium Road, Pomona, in Building A. A second clinic will be held at the same location on Monday, July 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. To pre-register for an appointment, visit: HERE Walk-ins are welcome. For help making an appointment, call: 845-238-1956. Earlier Story: …
Baltimore
News
First Polio Case In US In Nearly A Decade Reported In Rockland County
State health officials have confirmed a case of polio in New York, the first time the disease has been seen in the United States in nearly a decade. The case was confirmed in Rockland County, the New York State Department of Health announced Thursday, July 21. State and county health officials said they were advising medical practitioners and healthcare providers to be on the lookout for additional cases. Today NYSDOH notified NYers of a case of polio in Rockland County, identified through sequencing at Wadsworth, confirmed by @CDCgov. Working with @rockhealth & @nychealthy, we wil…
North Rockland
News
First Polio Case In US In Nearly A Decade Reported In Rockland County
State health officials have confirmed a case of polio in New York, the first time the disease has been seen in the United States in nearly a decade. The case was confirmed in Rockland County, the New York State Department of Health announced Thursday, July 21. State and county health officials said they were advising medical practitioners and healthcare providers to be on the lookout for additional cases. Today NYSDOH notified NYers of a case of polio in Rockland County, identified through sequencing at Wadsworth, confirmed by @CDCgov. Working with @rockhealth & @nychealthy, we wil…
Clarkstown
Lifestyle
Are Vaccines Safe?
Dear Doctor, The topic of vaccines has been in the news constantly, thanks to the imminent COVID-19 vaccine. But I’m hearing a lot of conflicting information from friends and family about what to believe. Can you set the record straight about vaccine safety? Sincerely, “Searching for the Truth” Dear Searching: Vaccine misinformation is a tremendous problem in this country. And as an infectious disease expert, this has me quite alarmed. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 3 million lives are saved each year because of immunizations against potentially deadly disea…
Hackensack
News
Covid-
19: Pfizer Boasts Vaccine Candidate That's More Than 90% Effective
More reliable than the flu shot? Pfizer on Monday trumpeted a COVID-19 vaccine candidate as more than 90% effective – nearly three times better than the effectiveness of last season’s influenza vaccine. Pfizer said it hopes to have 50 million doses of the free vaccine ready by the end of this year and as many as 1.3 billion doses available next year to fight the deadly global pandemic. Two doses per person of BNT162b2 would be necessary, said the Manhattan-based drug maker, which teamed up with BioNTech of Germany to develop the booster. Pfizer plans to ask the federal Food and Drug Admini…
Mount Pleasant
Politics
Family Feud? Kennedys Blast RFK Jr. Over His View On Vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been taken to task by three members of his famous family for his views on vaccines, which have been debunked by health officials. Although the country is mired in one of the worst measles outbreaks in years, Kennedy, a former Bedford resident, has been known to spread conspiracy theories about vaccines causing autism and other impairments on social media, prompting his family to respond in an essay posted on Politico. The World Health Organization has reported a 300 percent increase in the number of measles cases around the world as compared to this time last year,…
