On Friday, NYC health officials said they had found the virus in wastewater samples, suggesting it was spreading among the unvaccinated. Here are some details on polio and the vaccine:
Yet cases have cropped up occasionally since then, often among people who had traveled to other countries.
Health officials say the virus also can spread through droplets from an infected person's cough or sneeze, though that is less common.Most infected people have no visible symptoms. About a quarter will endure a few days of flu-like symptoms, such as fever, sore throat, headache and nausea. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent data, about 93% of 2-year-olds had received at least three doses of polio vaccine.Adults who were fully vaccinated as children have protective antibodies in their blood for decades, according to the CDC. In a nationwide study of adults aged 40-49 about a decade ago, around 90% had protective antibodies to the virus.
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