Must See: Does This Mean Polio Is Back?

By Emanuel Eisen | Saturday, 23 July 2022 02:10 PM
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Must See: Does This Mean Polio Is Back?

A Rockland County, New York, resident has polio — marking the first case recorded in the US in almost a decade, officials announced on Thursday.

The patient, a young adult who was not vaccinated against the virus, is experiencing paralysis, according to local health officials.

The person developed symptoms a month ago and had not lately traveled outside the country. Officials didn’t provide further details regarding the patient.

“While Rockland County does have a high vaccination rate, we’re not immune to vaccine hesitancy,” Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced at a press conference.

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“It’s exactly what led to the measles crisis we dealt with and why we are constantly doing what we can to be proactive about getting people vaccinated.”

Three elected officials, who asked for anonymity to talk candidly, explained to The Post that the case was linked to the local Orthodox Jewish community where pockets of vaccine resistance stoked an outbreak of measles in 2019.

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The patient is no longer deemed contagious, yet the chain of transmission that led to the case is under investigation, the state DOH announced.

It appears the case involves a vaccine-derived strain of polio, meaning it could have been spread via someone who got the live vaccine — which is available in other countries though not the US.

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State health officials advised medical practitioners to be “vigilant for additional cases.”

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Polio is a highly contagious virus that usually enters the body through the mouth via contaminated water, and in its worst cases can cause paralysis or death.

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The highly effective, CDC-approved vaccine against the virus, which is needed for schoolchildren in New York state, all but eradicated the disease in the US in the 1970s. The Rockland County case is the first recorded in the country since 2013.

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The state DOH explained it is the first known example of polio in New York in decades, yet did not give an exact date of the last recorded case.

“Many of you may be too young to remember polio, but when I was growing up, this disease struck fear in families, including my own,” Day announced in a statement.

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“The fact that it is still around decades after the vaccine was created shows you just how relentless it is. Do the right thing for your child and the greater good of your community and have your child vaccinated now.”

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Rockland County is hosting an emergency polio vaccination clinic in Pomona, New York, where unvaccinated New Yorkers can receive free jabs. The county health commissioner stated she is coordinating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent further spread.

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