Latest Polio and post-polio syndrome News

Paul Alexander thrived while using an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child

Mar. 13, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, built a big following on social media and inspired people around the globe with his...

Texas man with polio who spent nearly all of his 78 years using an iron lung has died, longtime friend says

Mar. 13, 2024 14:23 PM EDT
DALLAS (AP) — Texas man with polio who spent nearly all of his 78 years using an iron lung has died, longtime friend says.

Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation

Feb. 20, 2024 11:50 AM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe began an emergency campaign to inoculate more than 4 million children against polio on Tuesday after health authorities detected three cases caused by the rare mutation of the weakened virus used in oral vaccines, including a 10-year-old girl who was paralyzed in...

AP Week in Pictures: Global | Jan 6-January 12, 2024

Jan. 12, 2024 15:55 PM EST

JANUARY 6-JANUARY 12, 2024 In Pakistan polio remains endemic while dozens killed by bomb explosions in Iran and Nigerians mourn 140 people killed on new years eve. The war between Hamas and Israel continues and Donald Trump appears in a court room. This...

Suspected militants kill 2 police officers assigned to protect polio workers in northwest Pakistan

Jan. 09, 2024 12:15 PM EST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants shot and killed two police officers assigned to escort polio workers in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, the second such attack in the past 24 hours on officers taking part in a nationwide anti-polio drive. The latest attack happened in...

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign

Jan. 08, 2024 03:27 AM EST

KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded Monday near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an anti-polio immunization campaign in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers and wounding 10 others, officials said. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility...