National Incident Declared U K

[FatticusInch]

Polio found in London, Beckton sewage treatment works.

https://news.sky.com/story/traces-of-polio-virus-found-in-london-sewage-as-health-officials-declare-national-incident-12638443

[ToraToraTora]

Must be Boris' fault.

[Prudie]

When I was really young I was petrified of the poster drawing of the little child in calipers and crutches warning about polìo. Seemed to be on every public toilet wall.

[douglas9401]

Don't panic!

Unless you're an anti vaccine moron then you're reaping the whirlwind.

[Zacs-Master]

'found in sewage samples taken between February and May'

Erm.......

[andres]

Probably in the faeces of someone from a country where polio hasn't been eradicated.

[FatticusInch]

Zacs-Master
//'found in sewage samples taken between February and May'//

Yeah, I remember the ‘humour’ and puzzlement with which the media reported the first case of Covid in this country too.
I’m sure health officials have their own reasoning and protocols.

[Zacs-Master]

I'm sure they do. Positive.......in fact.

[Ken4155]

Don't be silly, ttt, nothing is 'ever' his fault.

[jno]

can't be, Ken, he was off fighting in the frontlines of Kyiv that day.

Probably Raab.

[douglas9401]

Would that not be raabies?

[Togo]

Is the resurgence of Poliomyelitis due to welcoming all comers to our shores, a price worth paying?

[naomi24]

According to the BBC scientists say the virus came from someone who was vaccinated abroad with a vaccine that hasn’t been used in this country since 2004.

[Togo]

The 3 Countries "referenced" that administer the oral(crucial this) live vaccine rather than the injected and inactivated shot are Pakistan, Nigeria, and Afghanistan. I am busy trying to work out the connection ... again.

[Togo]

The illness is mainly passed on due to poor hand hygiene( bathroom habits?) and less commonly, through coughing and sneezing. Kebab anyone?

[FatticusInch]

Indeed Togo.
Can’t really beat a robust vaccination programme where 100% or as near as of the population get jabbed eh?

[Peter Pedant]

// Probably in the faeces of someone from a country where polio hasn't been eradicated.//

yup - ish I have looked v carefully to see if it is wild-type ( the hacks are so ig they wont know). It is cultured vaccine
which means a kid who has been vaccinated with an 'old' version ( live vaccine) has poo-ed down a bog

see also - How many adults would still have....
for my fascinating history of polio vaccine 1970-2000

[Gromit]

// due to welcoming all comers to our shores //

Pity there isn’t a vaccine against casual racism ;-/

[Old_Geezer]

We were declared clear a few years ago. I've no doubt that either this won't result in an issue, or if it does, is soon contained and eradicated. Meanwhile it seems there is value in testing folk from still infected regions, maybe.

[Togo]

Oy missery guts^^ Do not edit my posts to misrepresent them. Either paste the full line and comment or shut your mouth.

[ichkeria]

It just shows that "eradication" can be a misleading term.
As long as people resist the vaccine sceptics we should be largely ok