After major campaigns were launched to boost polio vaccination in London when the virus was found in sewage – the authorities have refused to give details of why the booster rollout remains “paused”.
In June, a national incident was declared after traces of poliovirus were discovered in sewage samples from London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works. In August, it was revealed the virus had been detected in sewage in Barnet, Brent, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, and Waltham Forest.
Lower concentrations were found in areas around the Beckton catchment in Newham.
Read more at: https://www.londonworld.com/health/polio-vaccine-what-happened-london-poliovirus-booster-rollout-4057227
