There's Polio in New York's wastewater. How concerned should we be?

<p>The recent discovery of Polio in New York City's wastewater got one listener curious. Amy from Arizona left a voice mail for the team at 5 Things asking how Polio was found? Were they looking for something else? And how worried should we be? So we did a little digging and spoke to two experts on the matter. We wanted to know how a disease that has been eliminated in the United States can show up again? Should we be worried? And what can we do to protect ourselves?</p><p>Our guests today Chris McKenna, is a veteran reporter with The Times Herald Record a newspaper that covers the northwest suburbs of New York City and Cornell University's Dr. Jay Varma specializes in epidemiology and public health.</p><p>They answer our questions and give us more insight into the discovery.</p><p>To follow James Brown on Twitter, click <a href="https://twitter.com/jamesbrowntv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>To follow Chris McKenna on Twitter, click <a href="https://twitter.com/chrismckenna845" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>To follow Dr. Jay Varman on Twitter, click <a href="https://twitter.com/DrJayVarma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>To read Chris McKenna'a articles click <a href="https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/polio-virus-new-york-city-wastewater/65401535007/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=show_description&amp;utm_campaign=5things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>,<a href="https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/17/sewage-samples-reveal-new-york-polio-spread/65393544007/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=show_description&amp;utm_campaign=5things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>, <a href="https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/04/polio-vaccination-rates-hudson-valley-schools/65387004007/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=show_description&amp;utm_campaign=5things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.re