(Judith Shaw Beatty)In 1949, polio killed almost 2,500 children nationwide
(Judith Shaw Beatty)In 1949, polio killed almost 2,500 children nationwide
(AP Photo/David Goldman)The state requires vaccinations against nearly a dozen infectious diseases, but not COVID-19

Recent outbreak in NY led Gov. Hochul to declare polio state of emergency
NJ Spotlight NewsEvidence of the virus was detected in wastewater samples from some counties that neighbor New Jersey

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