Vaccination rates are quite high in general in both new york and london, but there are pockets where they are not as high as you would like. The worry is that polyo will reach unvaccinated children, and some of them may become paralyzed - even though that happens on very rare occasions. What is essential now is basically to protect children from paralysis by vaccinating them before the virus reaches them.
The worst predictions for costs have not come to pass, partly because Russia is selling plenty of wheat. But plenty of food-price woe may still await. We examine the curious re-appearance of the polio virus in the West. And the trials of “Pink Sauce” reveal the perils of being a cottage-food producer—or consumer—in the social-media age.
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