British health officials are launching a polio booster campaign for children in London as poliovirus levels detected in wastewater suggest it is spreading
British health authorities launched a polio booster vaccination campaign for children in London on Wednesday after levels ofThe move is a sign that the
authorities are concerned about a potential resurgence of polio in the U.K., which has long been free of the serious illness that affects mostly children.
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