Polio

Jewish watchdog urges NYPD to increase officers in hot spots after synagogue attack

In the incident on Friday night, Montes yelled during the service, disrupting it, and then struck a 63-year-old congregant and headbutted a member of security personnel who was escorting him out.

Central Synagogue in Manhattan.
Senator Mitch McConnell and Secretary Elaine Chao on Sunday, July 26, 2026.

US Senator McConnell discharged from hospital but not yet 'cleared' to return to work

Palestinian children receive vaccinations from UNICEF on November 20, 2025

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

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


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

The defense establishment is preparing for the possible outbreak of epidemics by expanding medical services and distributing vaccines, especially polio vaccines.

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

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

The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from Bnei Brak, Ramle, Lod, and the Shafdan treatment facility, following earlier findings in the Jerusalem area.

Polio virus ilustration.

Polio strain linked to Nigeria found in Europe after year-long undetected spread

ECDC warns 2.4 million children in the EU may lack polio vaccination, increasing outbreak risk.

 Polio strain linked to Nigeria found in Europe after year-long undetected spread.

Israeli teen diagnosed with polio, Health Ministry investigates

“The primary way to protect children from paralysis is through the inactivated polio vaccine,” the Health Ministry stated.

A coronavirus vaccine dose is seen being administered at a Meuhedet vaccination center in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2021.

Second polio campaign in Gaza completed, vaccination rate over 90% for children - COGAT

COGAT and aid organizations achieve 90%+ child vaccination rate in Gaza, delivering over 1.1 million polio shots during humanitarian pauses across north, central, and southern regions.

Trucks containing vials of polio vaccine cross into the Gaza Strip. August 25, 2024.

Second round of polio vaccinations to resume in Gaza

The effort will come in tandem with the WHO and UNICEF.

 A Palestinian girl is vaccinated against polio, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, September 5, 2024.

This week in Jewish history: Blood libels are not new

A highly abridged weekly version of the daily Dust & Stars.

The Simon of Trent blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s Weltchronik, 1493

IDF begins second polio vaccine campaign in Gaza Strip

The campaign, in coordination with the UN, will last 12 days in total.

Trucks containing vials of polio vaccine cross into the Gaza Strip. August 25, 2024.

Israel stops vaccinating against oral polio, for fear of resistant strains developing

The decision to stop the oral vaccine is in accordance with World Health Organization policy.

 Oral polio vaccine.

UNRWA chief: Gaza polio vaccination coverage has reached 90%

More than 446,000 Palestinian children in central and south Gaza were vaccinated earlier this month.

 A Palestinian girl is vaccinated against polio, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, September 5, 2024.