150,000 limited-edition cards will feature the Marvel icon, in a move by the New York Public Library to draw in teenage readers. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Poliomyelitis”
What to Know About Polio: Vaccines, Symptoms and How It Spreads
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2022
Evidence that the virus is likely circulating in New York has reignited concerns over the disease. Source: New York Times
Hochul Declares Polio State of Emergency for New York
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2022
The virus has now been detected in a Nassau County wastewater sample, officials said. Source: New York Times
Covid and N.Y.C. Schools: Back to Class, and Finally Back to Normal?
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
The city Education Department has ended most Covid restrictions for students, although teachers still have to be vaccinated. Source: New York Times
Polio May Have Been Spreading in New York Since April
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
A new study from the C.D.C. provides more details about a polio case detected in New York last month, and suggests the virus has been spreading elsewhere for a year. Source: New York Times
$5 for Spaghetti Sauce? Shoppers Are Rushing In.
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
As inflation squeezes consumers, they are flocking to liquidator stores, which offer deals on items that retailers couldn’t sell. Source: New York Times
Polio Is Worrying Parents. Doctors Say Vaccination Is the Answer.
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
Poliovirus has been detected in New York City wastewater, but children who are up-to-date on their vaccinations should be OK, pediatricians said. Source: New York Times
Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on August 12, 2022
The detection of the virus in the city’s sewage suggests it is circulating there, Health Department officials said. Source: New York Times
Health Chief Warns Polio Case Could Be ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2022
With increased urgency, state officials called for residents to get vaccinated against the disease after it was found in a second county’s wastewater. Source: New York Times
Rare Case of Polio Prompts Alarm and an Urgent Investigation in New York
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
Health officials in Rockland County offered pop-up polio vaccinations and urged the public to get shots as they investigated whether the disease had spread to others. Source: New York Times
First Polio Case in Nearly a Decade Is Detected in New York State
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2022
A man who lives in Rockland County was infected by someone who received the oral polio vaccine, which is no longer used in the United States, officials said. Source: New York Times