# Polio vac for all London children

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Podcast: [Dr. John Campbell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784)
Published: 2026-07-19T13:45:00+00:00
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Poliomyelitis, London, New York and Israel All children aged 1 to 9 in London to be offered a dose of polio vaccine Last UK case, 1984 8,000 people developed paralysis every year https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency https://www.gov.uk/government/news/all-children-aged-1-to-9-in-london-to-be-offered-a-dose-of-polio-vaccine Vaccine-derived poliovirus in sewage in north and east London Genetic diversity (RNA virus) Most are vaccine-like virus A few have sufficient mutations to be classified as vaccine derived poliovirus (VDPV2), behaves more like naturally occurring ‘wild’ polio Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) Targeted inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) booster dose, offered to all children between the ages of 1 and 9 in all London boroughs This will ensure a high level of protection from paralysis and help reduce further spread of the virus. The programme will start with the areas affected, where the poliovirus has been detected and vaccination rates are low It’s important all children aged 1 to 9 – even if up to date with their vaccinations – accept this vaccine when offered Beckton sewage treatment works first Now also, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Waltham Forest A total of 116 PV2 isolates identified in 19 sewage samples Poliomyelitis https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/148141/Green-Book-Chapter-26-Polio-updated-18-January-2013.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/polio/public/index.html An acute illness Follows invasion through the gastro intestinal tract by polio virus Virus replicates in the gut Has a high affinity for nervous tissue Spread occurs via the bloodstream Retrograde axonal transport to the central nervous syst…

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