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Post by davycrockett on Aug 10, 2022 14:36:58 GMT 1
Due to the presence of the polio virus in the London sewers all 1 - 9 year old are being given vaccines / top ups.
Thought this was a thing if the past, my mother had polio when she was a child so must be worrying for parents that potentially it’s back.
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Post by frankwellshrews on Aug 10, 2022 15:07:10 GMT 1
Isn't it to do with vaccines in the first place? Seem to remember reading a while back that one particular type of polio vaccine means the deactivated/weakened virus can appear in human waste and the increase in it in sewerage samples might be due to increased vaccine uptake in the developing world (where this tupe of vaccine is more prevalent).
Don't think there's been any actual cases reported yet so this is likely just a precaution.
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Post by davycrockett on Aug 10, 2022 15:22:12 GMT 1
Isn't it to do with vaccines in the first place? Seem to remember reading a while back that one particular type of polio vaccine means the deactivated/weakened virus can appear in human waste and the increase in it in sewerage samples might be due to increased vaccine uptake in the developing world (where this tupe of vaccine is more prevalent). Don't think there's been any actual cases reported yet so this is likely just a precaution. It is and we don’t give oral vaccines but this has spread from one person having an oral vaccine abroad. It’s the poliovirus from that one oral vaccine that can spread it to unvaccinated folk and reintroduce it. I think that means people have the virus hence the spread detected in the sewers but most are protected and even then 1 in 200 would become I’ll. So a concern. www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/22/polio-uk-public-health-officials-declare-national-incident-over-poliovirus
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Post by Pilch on Aug 10, 2022 15:27:40 GMT 1
another case of Mother Nature taking advantage of us and our bad ways
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Post by frankwellshrews on Aug 10, 2022 15:31:33 GMT 1
Isn't it to do with vaccines in the first place? Seem to remember reading a while back that one particular type of polio vaccine means the deactivated/weakened virus can appear in human waste and the increase in it in sewerage samples might be due to increased vaccine uptake in the developing world (where this tupe of vaccine is more prevalent). Don't think there's been any actual cases reported yet so this is likely just a precaution. It is and we don’t give oral vaccines but this has spread from one person having an oral vaccine abroad. It’s the poliovirus from that one oral vaccine that can spread it to unvaccinated folk and reintroduce it. I think that means people have the virus hence the spread detected in the sewers but most are protected and even then 1 in 200 would become I’ll. So a concern. www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/22/polio-uk-public-health-officials-declare-national-incident-over-poliovirusI think that's one reading of it - another is that London has a high concentration of people from places where they do give oral vaccines and people generally are more interested in and aware of vaccines currently. Still no reported cases or paralysis.
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Post by lynch on Aug 10, 2022 15:57:25 GMT 1
It is linked to the oral vaccine, used outside U.K., because the oral vaccine uses a live virus, which in itself is safe but can spread to others, can then mutate and lead to a virus of concern. First picked up by testing in London in June, but that monitoring is being widened to other cities & areas of country. The samples detected in London are linked to samples in Israel & US where there has been one case of paralysis reported.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Aug 10, 2022 16:22:20 GMT 1
Just wait till the Daily Excrement pick up on this. You can just see the headline now cant you. Along the lines of "The world to end tomorrow due to..........", bit like all their headlines.
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Post by Pilch on Aug 10, 2022 18:48:42 GMT 1
Just wait till the Daily Excrement pick up on this. You can just see the headline now cant you. Along the lines of "The world to end tomorrow due to..........", bit like all their headlines. you must be their number 1 reader, you mention them non stop
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Aug 10, 2022 19:00:56 GMT 1
Just wait till the Daily Excrement pick up on this. You can just see the headline now cant you. Along the lines of "The world to end tomorrow due to..........", bit like all their headlines. you must be their number 1 reader, you mention them non stop It's one of the few free newsfeeds that crop up regularly. Other more sensible newsfeed you have to register for. Can see why, nobody would surely pay for the sensationalist drivel the pedal constantly.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Aug 10, 2022 20:09:30 GMT 1
i never thought i would see that headline at least they are on top of it .
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Post by zenfootball2 on Aug 10, 2022 20:14:52 GMT 1
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Post by kl8-2 on Aug 10, 2022 21:38:34 GMT 1
Isn't the simple answer to keep out of the sewers?
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Post by block12massive on Aug 11, 2022 8:48:08 GMT 1
Why is it always London?
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Post by Pilch on Aug 11, 2022 9:53:41 GMT 1
do they bother testing sewers anywhere else ?
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