A research assistant prepares a PCR reaction for polio at a lab at Queens College on August 25, in New York.
Mandatory Credit:	Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

A research assistant prepares a PCR reaction for polio at a lab at Queens College on August 25, in New York.
Mandatory Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

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New York governor declares state disaster emergency amid circulating poliovirus evidence, samples found in 5 counties

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency amid evidence of circulating poliovirus, a move that will increase the availability of resources including expanding the network of polio vaccine administrators, state health officials said.