Until a vaccine was developed and widely used, polio was one of the nation’s most feared diseases, with annual outbreaks causing thousands of cases of paralysis, many of them in children.
reported a polio caseOfficials did not immediately offer details on who the Rockland County resident was, whether the person was vaccinated or their current condition.
Vaccines became available starting in 1955, and nationwide vaccination campaign cut the annual number of cases to less than 100 in the 1960s and fewer than 10 in the 1970s, according to the CDC. U.S. children are still routinely vaccinated against polio. Federal officials recommend four doses: to be given at 2 months of age; 4 months; at 6 to 18 months; and at age 4 through 6 years. Some states require only three doses.
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