Polio Emergency

Declared  In New York

Kathy Hochul quietly declared a state disaster on Friday morning over the polio virus.

Kathy Hochul

State Department of Health released new information on wastewater surveillance of the virus  It’s now circulating in Nassau County

On polio, we simply cannot roll the dice

Dr. Mary T. Bassett state Health Commissioner

If you or your child are unvaccinated or not up to date with vaccinations, the risk of paralytic disease is real

So far only a single paralytic case of polio has been reported this year in New York