Polio vaccine clinic in Rockland County
Free vaccines are being provided Friday and Monday at the Pomona Health Complex
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Free vaccines are being provided Friday and Monday at the Pomona Health Complex
A disease that's been eradicated has re-emerged in New York. A case of polio was reported in Rockland County, and as CBS2's Astrid Martinez reports, it's causing alarm among some in the community.
Starting Friday, Rockland County will have polio vaccine clinics after a resident tested positive for the disease. It's the first case of polio in the United States in nearly a decade. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis has the urgent message from health officials there.
Someone in New York has contracted the first case of polio in the United States in nearly a decade. Health officials say that person, who was not vaccinated, lives in Rockland County. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
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