Fears of polio resurgence as US vaccine adviser questions need for childhood shots
Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left
Summary
Survivors say US healthcare system not ready for new cases – ‘the only thing to fix polio is the polio vaccine’With preventable infectious diseases surging and top US vaccines adviser saying all vaccine recommendations may be reconsidered, experts are bracing for more polio cases while survivors say the medical system is not ready for polio.“We don’t have a healthcare infrastructure to take care of a polio outbreak,” said Grace Rossow, an operating-room communications coordinator in Illinois, who has long-term health issues following a case of polio as an infant. Continue reading...
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