CDC issues new polio advisory for travelers
CBS America · 12 days ago
CBS America
12 days ago
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its travel advisory for polio. It now includes 30 locations where the virus was found in the past 13 months.
Breakdown
- CDC updates polio advisory to include 30 locations with recent detections 6s
- Laos and Namibia added; Finland, Ghana, Spain, Zimbabwe removed from list 12s
- Virus found in both human and wastewater samples globally 23s
- Travelers to affected countries advised to get a polio vaccine booster 1m 32s
- Only one adult booster is needed for continued protection 2m 32s