New York Declares State of Emergency Over Polio After Virus Found In Wastewater
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New York health department has asked people not to take polio lightly.New York declared a state of emergency over polio in an effort to boost vaccination rates after evidence of the virus's spread mounted when it was found in wastewater samples in Nassau County on Long Island.The executive order, signed Friday by Governor Kathy Hochul, expands the network of vaccine administrators to include emergency medical workers, midwives and pharmacists. Physicians and certified nurse practitioners will be able to issue non-patient-specific standing orders for the polio vaccine, the New York Department of Health said in a statement."On polio, we simply cannot roll the dice," Health Commissioner Mary Bassett said. "If you or your child are unvaccinated or not up to date with vaccinations, the...