Warnings of increased risk of polio in Aotearoa amid overseas outbreak

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Warnings of increased risk of polio in Aotearoa amid overseas outbreak

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Tuesday 24 January 2023, 01:49 PM

Polio has been eradicated from New Zealand and most countries around the world, but cases are cropping up even in some countries where this has been achieved, at a time childhood immunisation coverage has been declining [Image: CDC]

Clinicians are being warned of an increased risk of polio entering New Zealand due to an international outbreak. Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly , Vaccinated babies by district, Vaccinated babies by district [Chart: Stuff, Data: Ministry of Health]

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