File #: 24-0553    Version: 2 Name: World Polio Day Proclamation
Type: Awards/Recognition Status: Awards/Recognition
File created: 9/24/2024 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 10/15/2024 Final action:
Title: Joint Proclamation World Polio Day (Commissioner Meier)
Attachments: 1. Joint Proclamation World Polio 2024
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Title

Joint Proclamation World Polio Day (Commissioner Meier)

 

Action

ACTION:

Adopt a proclamation declaring October 24th as World Polio Day in Mecklenburg County

 

 

 

Commission Contact:    Laura Meier, Commissioner

                                                                        Co-Sponsors: Vice Chair Mark Jerrell and Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell

 

Presentation:      Yes                                           

 

 

BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:

World Polio Day is observed annually on October 24th to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis; the global effort to eradicate polio has been one of the most successful public health initiatives, reducing polio cases by over 99% since 1988.

 

 

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