The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) announced it had detected poliovirus in wastewater samples from June and July 2022 in two geographically different locations in Orange County and July samples from Rockland County, New York.
On August 4, 2022, the NYSDOH confirmed sequence analysis by the U.S. CDC found that seven positive samples from both Rockland County (three) and Orange County (four) are genetically linked to the individual case of paralytic polio previously identified in a Rockland County resident.
Second Under-Vaccinated New York County Confirms Local Poliovirus
Persistence of Somatic Symptoms After COVID-19 Quantified
Persistent somatic symptoms could be attributed to COVID-19 in an estimated 12.7 percent of patients at 90 to 150 days after COVID-19
Most Parents Not Eager to Vaccinate Young Children Against COVID-19
Concerns about vaccine safety and effectiveness pose barriers to immunization
Smoking Cessation Activity Down in U.S. Adults During Pandemic
2019 to 2020 saw decrease in annual past-year quit attempt prevalence and lower-than-expected sales of lozenges, patches, gum
Some COVID-19 Patients Have Persistent Smell, Taste Dysfunction
Women less likely than men to recover their sense of smell, as are those with greater initial severity of dysfunction
Surgery Feasible Soon After COVID-19 for Vaccinated Patients
No increased risk for perioperative complications seen for fully vaccinated patients, surgery without general anesthesia