Public Health Response to a Case of Paralytic Poliomyelitis in an Unvaccinated Person and Detection of Poliovirus in Wastewater - New York, June-August 2022

Published on August 18, 2022

This report describes a case of polio in an unvaccinated adult resident of New York and highlights why it's important to stay up to date on recommended poliovirus vaccination.

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Primary healthcare protects vulnerable populations from inequity in COVID-19 vaccination: An ecological analysis of nationwide data from Brazil

August 18, 2022
There is currently limited information on the inequity of access to vaccination in low-and-middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, the progression of the Brazilian immunisation program for COVID-19, and the association of socioeconomic development with vaccination rates, considering the potential protective effect of primary health care coverage is described. continu

Early Release: High-Contact Object and Surface Contamination in a Household of Persons with Monkeypox Virus Infection - Utah, June 2022

August 19, 2022
This report describes object and surface contamination in a household of patients with monkeypox in Utah.