Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting that the virus is circulating

The presence of the poliovirus in the city’s wastewater suggests likely local circulation of the virus, health authorities from the city, New York state and the federal government said. The authorities urged parents to get their children vaccinated against the potentially deadly disease. “The risk to New Yorkers is real but the defense is so … Read morePolio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting that the virus is circulating