Polio is back in the U.S. and it is not because of the oral polio vaccine. On the contrary, it is from a lack of routine vaccination.
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Last June, an unvaccinated adult living in NYC was diagnosed with polio. This individual did not travel and probably got infected within their community.
Now this story is used to spread misinformation about vaccines. Let’s get some context #ScienceUpFirst
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- COVID-19 pandemic fuels largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades
