State declares ‘Polio epidemic in Israel’ after elected officials and Orthodox Jewish leaders say the polio vaccination campaign is riddled with anti-Semitism Banned advertising.
The flagship truck used during the Passover season cruised through Rockland and other parts of the state, which were heavily populated by Orthodox Jews.
New Yorker spokesman Sam Miller said: York Health Department.
For the first time in decades, polio was detected in Rockland County in July 2022, when a 20-year-old man was permanently paralyzed by the virus. He had never been vaccinated against polio.
Israel’s health ministry confirmed earlier this month that four children had been diagnosed with polio, including an eight-year-old who was paralyzed by the virus in February.
status and alerts from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention We have listed our concerns about Israel, the UK, Ukraine and other international locations where we have detected poliovirus activity in wastewater tests.
Rockland County spokesperson Beth Cefalu said county officials were unaware of the signs until a reporter contacted them.
Miller said the Department of Health “remains committed to serving New York State’s diverse communities and strongly condemns anti-Semitism.”
The LED truck cruised through Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Nassau and Rockland, according to the state health department. The route finished on Monday.
“I’m worried about standing next to you”
Wesley Hills’ Lieby Breuer said the problem isn’t using trucks to disseminate important health information. She focuses on only one country and she only one community: Israel and Orthodox Jews.
“This is targeting us in an inappropriate way,” said the orthodox Breuer. “Local neighbors are afraid to interact with us and are worried about standing next to us in the grocery line.”
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After a measles epidemic in Rockland in 2018-2019, followed by a spike in COVID infection rates in the county in the spring of 2020, Jewish community leaders said their communities were stigmatized. I warned you.
Travel concerns while on vacation
Polio is invisible and can be deadly. Nearly three of his quarters of people who have had polio are asymptomatic. About 25% can develop flu-like symptoms. He is less than 1% likely to have the most severe effects, including permanent paralysis, meningitis and death.
The state health department has requested a one-time polio booster for vaccinated people traveling to polio-endemic areas.
Those who have not been vaccinated, or parents who delay vaccination of their children, are being urged to start the polio series before travel. Two doses provide 90% protection, health officials say. A complete vaccination against the virus is believed to be nearly 100% effective in stopping viral illness.
State and Rockland officials expect more travel between New York and Israel, as Passover begins on the night of April 5 and runs through April 13, and people are getting vaccinated. There is a real risk of the poliovirus spreading among people without
Travel is generally expected to spike next week, with most schools in the area closed for spring break, alleviating COVID concerns.
The state’s polio travel awareness campaign also includes advertisements in Jewish newspapers, synagogue newsletters and digital search.
“We will continue to work with our partners to stop the spread of a once-eradicated disease that causes preventable, life-threatening paralysis,” said DOH’s Miller.
Meanwhile, Rockland County executive Ed Day wrote to President Biden again on Wednesday, saying he plans to push for a rule requiring all visitors to the United States to show proof of vaccinations. All visitors to this country are required to show proof of vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases before they are allowed to enter the United States,” Day said.
Nancy Cutler writes about People & Policy. Follow her on her Twitter. @nancyrockland.
