New York polio case may be "tip of the iceberg," August 2022

[DFWNF]

I think it was a temporary issue that was corrected iirc. I also read today: Since 1979, there have been no cases of wild polio originating in the US, according to the CDC. Why CDC is Involved in Polio Eradication i am not a medical professional, but several years ago, due to family, participated in many discussions with medical professionals about vaccine history in general, and specifically with the early polio vaccines. This was due to incorrect imo beliefs some had, and was widely debated and reported by media, regarding some who believed vaccines caused autism. Jme. Eta I think it was the preservative thimerosal that was specifically looked at iirc. Jenny McCarthy was a vocal anti vaccine activist, as her little boy had been diagnosed with autism and she was working very hard to try and determine what caused it, and to try and help prevent other children from acquiring autism. iirc.

 

[White_Mountains]

@meanmaryjean @LaborDayRN @White_Mountains mind explaining this? I think this is correct, but want your take.

I'm old, remember eating the sugar cube with the solution added by dropper.

Have a doctor's appointment Tuesday -- adding the polio booster question to my list. I'll let ya'll know.

jmho ymmv lrr

Great question, Laughing. From this Publication, it appears that the UK stopped using OPV for routine immunization in 2004.

The CDC has a great description of how vaccine-derived polio begins to replicate here. The article suggests that the live attenuated virus oral polio vaccine/OPV can replicate in someone who received OPV and has a weakened immune system. Likewise, someone who received OPV could, theoretically, spread the virus unknowingly to an immunodeficient and/or unvaccinated individual and the weakened virus can revert to a form that causes illness and paralysis.

I’m not that old (or I have deluded myself into believing I’m not that old) But, I was a product of the sugar cube OPV days where the school nurse lined the students up and we got any needed vaccines.

Stay healthy, everyone!

 

[DFWNF]

@meanmaryjean @LaborDayRN @White_Mountains mind explaining this? I think this is correct, but want your take.

I'm old, remember eating the sugar cube with the solution added by dropper.

Have a doctor's appointment Tuesday -- adding the polio booster question to my list. I'll let ya'll know.

jmho ymmv lrr

Good morning Laughing, how did your appointment go? Hope all went well. Any insight from your doctor on a polio booster?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I like Rolling Stone.

Rolling Stone: Polio Is Making a Comeback. Thanks, Anti-Vaxxers!.

Polio Is Making a Comeback. Thanks, Anti-Vaxxers!

If it seems like infectious diseases are coming at us faster, spreading more widely and persisting longer than they have in generations, it’s because they are, health experts say.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Laughing]

Good morning Laughing, how did your appointment go? Hope all went well. Any insight from your doctor on a polio booster?

Oh apparently I'm as healthy as an old woman with COPD, arthritis, and gastroenterology problems can be.

NP does not recommend a polio booster, at least not in the midwest.

 

[DFWNF]

Oh apparently I'm as healthy as an old woman with COPD, arthritis, and gastroenterology problems can be.

NP does not recommend a polio booster, at least not in the midwest.

Thanks Laughing, glad you are as healthy as you can be. Xo

 

[ChatteringBirds]

This article goes into some detail about polio vaccines and strains.

WIRED: Polio Is Back in the US and UK. Here’s How That Happened.

Polio Is Back in the US and UK. Here’s How That Happened

For every person paralyzed, hundreds or thousands could be infected. It’s a setback for the long-overdue plan to eradicate the virus from the world.

www.wired.com

 

[perfectingpink]

I had a conversation with my father (Infectious Disease Consultant) when deciding which polio vax to give my children and he commented about this very outbreak being inevitable because of the unvacinated population. This was 20 years ago and because of this concern, he had our children alternat between the oral and inactivated vaccine. I thank God.

 

[sds71]

New York declares state of emergency over polio to boost low vaccination rates

Health officials said everyone who is unvaccinated should receive their shots immediately. Some New Yorkers should also receive a single, lifetime booster dose.

www.cnbc.com