Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered an emergency expansion of the state's polio vaccination efforts Friday after scientists detected the crippling and potentially deadly virus in Long Island wastewater.

In Nassau, the polio vaccination rate for children under the age of 2 is around 79 percent. In New York City, around 86 percent of children who are 5 and under are vaccinated.

Gov. Hochul announced new steps to combat the outbreak of polio in several suburban New York counties and New York City. The governor said on Wednesday that fresh measures would bolster coordinatio… ...

Most adults don’t need to get the polio vaccine since they likely received it as children in the U.S. All 50 states require the polio vaccination to attend school.

ALBANY — New York declared a state of emergency on Friday to boost vaccinations against polio. Gov. Hochul issued an executive order expanding the state’s network of vaccine administrat… ...

The vaccination rate against polio among 2-year-old children in New York is 79 percent and “significantly less than that in several counties and zip codes,” according to the governor’s office.

Most adults don’t need to get the polio vaccine since they likely received it as children in the U.S. All 50 states require the polio vaccination to attend school.

Most adults don’t need to get the polio vaccine since they likely received it as children in the U.S. All 50 states require the polio vaccination to attend school.

Most adults don’t need to get the polio vaccine since they likely received it as children in the U.S. All 50 states require the polio vaccination to attend school.

Most adults don’t need to get the polio vaccine since they likely received it as children in the U.S. All 50 states require the polio vaccination to attend school.

Most adults don’t need to get the polio vaccine since they likely received it as children in the U.S. All 50 states require the polio vaccination to attend school.