Polio vaccination rates in some areas of the US hover dangerously close to the threshold required for herd immunity – here's why that matters
With poliovirus circulating in New York, health authorities worry that pockets of the county with low polio vaccination rates could give the virus a foothold.
Jennifer Girotto, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Sept. 21, 2022 • ~8 min
Sept. 21, 2022 • ~8 min
Fears of a polio resurgence in the US have health officials on high alert – a virologist explains the history of this dreaded disease
Health officials say the new case of polio in New York state and the presence of poliovirus in the municipal wastewater suggests that hundreds more could already be infected with the disease.
Rosemary Rochford, Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus •
conversation
Sept. 7, 2022 • ~10 min
Sept. 7, 2022 • ~10 min
Will omicron-specific booster shots be more effective at combating COVID-19? 5 questions answered
The FDA’s authorization of the reformulated COVID-19 booster shots represents a major step in the effort to get more Americans boosted.
Mitzi Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina •
conversation
Sept. 1, 2022 • ~9 min
Sept. 1, 2022 • ~9 min
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