This is the polio vaccine uptake in Greater Manchester as 'national incident' declared
24.06.2022 - 13:43
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Greater Manchester’s polio vaccine uptake stands at more than 95 per cent. The figures come as the UK Health Security Agency has declared a ‘national incident’ after it has repeatedly detected the polio virus between closely linked individuals and extended family in London's sewage works.
Health experts are warning the NHS as the discovery has been declared a national incident by the UKHSA. The last community outbreak in Britain was in the 1970s but health officials insist the current risk to the population is low.
In Greater Manchester, the uptake of the polio vaccine is 95.1 per cent at five-years-old. Polio is an infectious disease caused by a virus that can spread from person to person and cause paralysis.
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The samples in London were discovered between February and May and have continued to evolve, now being classified as ‘vaccine-derived’ poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2). The risk of transmission throughout the community is currently being established.
According to the NHS, early warning signs may include:
The recent outbreak in London is said to be caused by a person returning to the UK after having the oral polio vaccine. It remains unclear how much the virus has spread, however, it may be confined to a single household or an extended family.
Polio is spread when the stool (poo) of an infected person comes into contact with the mouth of another person, either through contaminated water or through food. Another way of spreading polio is through oral-to-oral transmission by an infected person’s saliva.
The potentially deadly disease can be prevented with a vaccine. “Investigation [is] underway to protect public,
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