Polio virus spreads to northern Israel A strain of the polio virus was found in wastewater near Hadera, meaning the virus has spread to the north of Israel.
Polio inoculation campaign starts for Israeli children Israel launched a nationwide campaign to inoculate children aged 9 and under with the weakened, live form of the polio virus.
Inoculation drive aiming to prevent polio spread in Israel Israel’s Health Ministry will inoculate about 200,000 children with a weakened, live form of the polio virus in an effort to prevent the spread of the disease after its discovery in wastewater.