Category: Polio

LIVE NOW: US Reports First Case of Polio in Nearly A Decade; Enes Freedom: NBA is Run by Chinese Dictatorship | NTD Evening News

New York City on July 21 reported the U.S.’s first case of polio in nearly a decade. NBA free agent and activist Enes Freedom says that a leaked recording proves that the association is run by “the Chinese dictatorship.” * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow…


US Reports First Case of Polio in Nearly A Decade; Enes Freedom: NBA is Run by Chinese Dictatorship | NTD Evening News

New York City on July 21 reported the U.S.’s first case of polio in nearly a decade. NBA free agent and activist Enes Freedom says that a leaked recording proves that the association is run by “the Chinese dictatorship.” * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow…


Vaccine-Derived Polio Case Discovered in New York as Officials Issue Alert to Hospitals

The New York State Health Department on Thursday confirmed a polio case and called on healthcare providers to look for more infections. Officials said a resident of Rockland County, located about an hour from New York City and next to the highly populous Westchester County, tested positive for the virus. The New York health agency…


Vaccine-Derived Polio Case Discovered in NY as Officials Issue Alert to Hospitals

The New York State Health Department on July 21 confirmed a polio case and called on health care providers to look for more infections. Officials said a resident of Rockland County, located about an hour from New York City and next to the highly populous Westchester County, tested positive for the virus. The New York…


Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses Found in UK; Football Champion Tony Siragusa Dies at 55 | NTD Evening News

The UK government’s health agency is investigating “vaccine-derived” polioviruses found in sewage samples. Tony Siragusa, the former Ravens player who helped the team win the 2000 Super Bowl, has died at 55. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble:…


Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Detected in London Sewage Samples

The UK’s health authorities on Wednesday called on parents to have their children updated on polio vaccines as they investigate a possible outbreak of the disease. The UK Heath Security Agency (UKHSA) said several closely-related polioviruses were found in sewage samples taken between February and May from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works, which serves around…


Gunmen Kill Pakistani Policeman Guarding Polio Workers

PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Gunmen shot and killed a Pakistani policeman who was providing security for polio vaccination workers in the northwest on Tuesday, according to police. The assailants fled the scene, and no one claimed responsibility for the attack in Kohat, local police official Dikdar Khan said. He added that the body of the slain policeman had…


Defeating Polio and COVID-19: How We Kill Viruses

Commentary For many Americans, the COVID-19 pandemic has resurfaced fears we faced in decades past. Not long ago, parents across the nation were terrified of the possibility that their children could contract the polio virus. I wanted to talk about the eradication of polio—and the person responsible for developing its vaccine—on my latest episode of…