Her desire is not to frighten, but with vaccination rates declining in babies and toddlers due to missed routine immunizations at the start of the pandemic, she hopes her story will help others stay healthy. These conversations are happening as public health experts warn that polio could resurface, following spread in the U.S. and the U.K. Miki Boleen, an 83-year-old polio survivor, has made it her mission to urge parents to get their infants vaccinated as routine immunization rates slip. Similar outreach could boost routine other types of immunization rates as well, he said. Outreach could boost routine immunization rates that fell during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Dr. Jia Hu.

Source: CBC News October 15, 2022 21:13 UTC