Polio
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Alberta polio survivors fear ‘horrifying’ virus could returnPolio has been eradicated in Canada for over 30 years, but doctors warn if vaccine rates continue to decline, it could open the door to a return of the devastating virus.HealthSep 2, 2025
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Polio was nearly eradicated. Here’s why it’s making a comebackThe World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication — a feat seen only once with smallpox in 1980.HealthAug 5, 2025
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Polio is eradicated in Canada. Will vaccine skepticism usher in a return?Polio, a highly contagious viral infection that can cause paralysis and death, has been eradicated in Canada for decades thanks to widespread vaccination efforts.HealthDec 18, 2024
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Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell saysSenate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, says any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking Senate confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine. “Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” McConnell said in a statement Friday. “Anyone seeking the...U.S. NewsDec 15, 2024
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WHO says staggered pauses in Gaza fighting will allow polio vaccinesDescribed as “humanitarian pauses” that will last three days in different areas of the conflict-ravaged territory, the vaccination campaign will start Sunday in central Gaza.HealthAug 29, 2024
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Paul Alexander, who lived in iron lung for more than 70 years, dies at 78Paul Alexander, who was also known online as 'Iron Lung Man,' spent seven decades living in an iron lung after contracting polio when he was a child in the 1950s.TrendingMar 13, 2024
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Former Ontario lieutenant-governor David Onley dead at 72Onley's successor, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, announced his passing on Saturday. He was the first visibly disabled Lt-Gov. to hold the position.CanadaJan 15, 2023
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Spread of polio virus in U.S., U.K. and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccineThe latest incidents represent the first time in several years that vaccine-connected polio virus has turned up in rich countries.HealthAug 21, 2022
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Should Canadians be worried about polio? New viruses? Vaccination is key, says TamCanada's top doctor says vaccination is key to protecting Canadians against the polio virus and is encouraging everyone to stay up-to-date with their immunization.CanadaAug 19, 2022
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Infectious disease expert suggests focus on routine vaccinations amid polio resurgenceMcMaster University infectious disease expert Dr. Dawn Bowdish says polio has made a comeback in some Middle Eastern countries, the U.K. and the United States.HealthAug 19, 2022
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