But the Manhattan facility, Amsterdam Nursing Home, was far from the only home flagged in New York City for failing to take steps to prevent the spread of the airborne infection.
Tag: Health Department (NYS)
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Why Polio, Once Eliminated, Is Testing N.Y. Health Officials
Health officials are facing a number of obstacles to containing polio as it continues to circulate in New York State and threatens to become endemic.
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Rare Case of Polio Prompts Alarm and an Urgent Investigation in New York
Health officials in Rockland County offered pop-up polio vaccinations and urged the public to get shots as they investigated whether the disease had spread to others.
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First Polio Case in Nearly a Decade Is Detected in New York State
An adult who lives in Rockland County was infected by someone who received the oral polio vaccine, which is no longer used in the United States, officials said.