With the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic still being felt, the lockdown-weary public shudders at media coverage of new worrying viruses entering the frame.
The ongoing spike in monkeypox cases and the resurgence of polio across the developed world have brought some of those fears to the fore, and given fuel to existing anti-vaccine narratives on social media.
With so many confusing and misleading claims circulating online, Newsweek Fact Check looked into what polio is, how it spreads, and the historical significance of polio vaccines.