Covid, Monkeypox and now Polio...

WeeGord said:
... has been detected in sewage works in London and a national incident declared.
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a national incident? I'm sure Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson will say nothing untoward has happened and there will be a full investigation, the results of which he will take full responsibility for and assure that lessons have been learnt, it wont happen again and it's time now to deliver the over ready brexit that the people of this country voted him in to deliver.
 
newyddion said:
a national incident? I'm sure Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson will say nothing untoward has happened and there will be a full investigation, the results of which he will take full responsibility for and assure that lessons have been learnt, it wont happen again and it's time now to deliver the over ready brexit that the people of this country voted him in to deliver.
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Only declared a national incident because it's in a tiny part of London.
Let's not kid ourselves. If this was found in Wigan it wouldn't be a national incident.
 
Smallpox or cholera outbreak in Barnsley wouldn't even make the first 20 pages of the RW rags. Be filed under the "Entertainment" section ......... Or Sky News may run with it blaming Mick Lynch 🤔🤔
 
The 2 cynical comments above seem to ignore it was found in Beckton - it would likely be reported any where in the country.
 
GazC_MFC said:
I note that this strain the vaccine doesn’t protect against. Have I read that right
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That isn't how I read it. The presence is often picked up because it shows in sewage after folks have been vaccinated. From gov web site;

As part of routine surveillance, it is normal for 1 to 3 ‘vaccine-like’ polioviruses to be detected each year in UK sewage samples but these have always been one-off findings that were not detected again. These previous detections occurred when an individual vaccinated overseas with the live oral polio vaccine (OPV) returned or travelled to the UK and briefly ‘shed’ traces of the vaccine-like poliovirus in their faeces.

Investigations are underway after several closely-related viruses were found in sewage samples taken between February and May. The virus has continued to evolve and is now classified as a ‘vaccine-derived’ poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2), which on rare occasions can cause serious illness, such as paralysis, in people who are not fully vaccinated.

The detection of a VDPV2 suggests it is likely there has been some spread between closely-linked individuals in North and East London and that they are now shedding the type 2 poliovirus strain in their faeces. The virus has only been detected in sewage samples and no associated cases of paralysis have been reported – but investigations will aim to establish if any community transmission is occurring.
 
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