Here’s what we know so far
Photo: mtreasure/Getty Images/iStockphoto In July, public-health officials confirmed the first case of polio in New York State in close to a decade. The infected individual is 20 years old and was unvaccinated for polio, contrary to New York’s recommended childhood vaccine schedule and school requirements .
Do I need a polio vaccine? Though it’s wise to double-check with a parent, guardian, or health-care provider, if you’re an adult, it’s very likely you were vaccinated for polio as a child, says Adam Ratner, the director of pediatric infectious diseases at NYU Langone Health. “We’ve had polio vaccines in the U.S. since the mid-1950s,” he explains. “Essentially, all adults in the U.S. now were vaccinated against polio as kids.
“In a really small group — less than one percent of people — polio infections can go on to cause paralytic polio, which can lead to lifelong paralysis,” explains Ratner. “It can make it really difficult to breathe, and those are the folks that end up on iron lungs.”
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