Polio

Gaza humanitarian efforts reach key milestone as UNICEF vaccinates some 13,000 children

UN officials told The Jerusalem Post that all syringes and vaccines needed for the vaccination campaign have now been delivered to Gaza.

Palestinian children receive vaccinations from UNICEF on November 20, 2025
A nurse fills a syringe with a vaccine before administering an injection at a kids clinic in Kiev, Ukraine August 14, 2019

Wild form of polio found in German sewage sample, Hamburg city authority says

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive take shelter in tents, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 19, 2025.

Israel to move 100,000 tents to new humanitarian area ahead of Gaza City push

Polio virus ilustration.

Polio virus detected in Jerusalem, central Israel wastewater, Health Ministry confirms


First US case of polio in nearly a decade is an Orthodox Jewish man

Local health officials announced the case Thursday and said they would begin a drive to increase vaccination against the potentially deadly virus.

 The first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Polio is an Orthodox Jewish man in Rockland County, New York.

Polio case identified in Rockland County, New York

Polio case was identified in Rockland County, New York and later confirmed by CDC. Tests showing it originated outside of the US.

 A girl receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighborhood as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan July 20, 2020.

Israel's polio outbreak finally under control - public health chief

No polio virus has been found in the country’s sewage in the last month, but the ministry will only be able to say the outbreak is over if this situation continues for five more months.

 A child receives free polio vaccine during a government-led mass vaccination program in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 14, 2019.

Polio found in London sewage, risk of contraction considered low

Polio, spread mainly through contamination by fecal matter, used to kill and paralyze thousands of children annually worldwide.

Police forensic officials work at a cordoned-off area on Whitehall in Westminster after the road was closed by police following an incident involving the arrest of a man near Downing Street, in London, Britain, April 18, 2022.

Here's everything you need to know about the polio vaccine for your child

The Health Ministry recently announced a nationwide vaccine campaign for polio, directed at children. Here is everything you need to know about it.

 Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, Health Ministry Director-General Professor Nachman Ash and Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, head of public health services at the Health Ministry attend a press conference about the Polio vaccine in Tel Aviv, on April 26, 2022

Health Ministry launches polio vaccination campaign for children, teens

The campaign is crucial to the Israeli public, particularly children and teens as many of them had not received the polio vaccine as part of their standard vaccination schedule. 

 Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, Health Ministry Director-General Professor Nachman Ash and Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, head of public health services at the Health Ministry attend a press conference about the Polio vaccine in Tel Aviv, on April 26, 2022

This week in Jerusalem: Beware of polio

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 KIRYAT MENACHEM’S sole post office has closed (Illustrative).

Israel's current polio outbreak is tip of the iceberg - Health Min. D-G

Health Ministry director-general Nachman Ash stressed that polio can be eradicated through the use of vaccines.

 A boy receives polio vaccine drops at a clinic in Kiev, Ukraine, October 21, 2015.

Polio outbreak in Israel caused by lack of vaccinations - Knesset Health Committee

"Due to fake news, suddenly everything has a question mark over it, even vaccines which we have had for years," said head of Public Health Services Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis.

 An child is vaccinated at a Children's Medical Center in Neve Yaakov, Jerusalem, 10 September 2013.

Huge effort begins to curb polio after Malawi case

"Even if there is one country in the world with polio, all the other countries are in big trouble" a senior World Health Organization official said.

 A child receives free polio vaccine during a government-led mass vaccination program in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 14, 2019.