“The new approach is a more rapid approach because polio is considered a public health emergency of international importance. In an interconnected world, these viruses travel easily and don't respect international borders.”
David Heymann
“There is a rapid test for polio and all those results are negative.”
Graham Pollett
“Polio is not only an issue in Indonesia ... but it's an international issue.”
“Polio is not only an issue in Indonesia ... but it's an international issue. That virus, just as it came here from the African continent, could now go from here to a neighboring country and become implanted in that country if protection rates for polio were low.”
“However, these cases do serve to underscore the importance of making sure your immunizations are up to date for polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases,”
Harry Hull
“The polio virus that hit Indonesia has been proven to have a high rate of attack,”
Siti Fadillah Supari
“It would be very hard for polio to gain a foothold here in Middlesex-London.”
