Authorities urge calm after polio diagnosis

Authorities urge calm after polio diagnosis : "'We've had 238 of the 249 here in Melbourne, and the other persons on that flight are as follows, two in New South Wales, three in Tasmania, one in the ACT, one in Queensland, and four for whom there was no contact details and they're trying to find out where these persons might be,' he said."

There is a reason why we vaccinate. It has kept us healthy and well. Unfortunately not all people are able to be born in a country which offers vaccinations to everyone. Our world is in contact all the time now and flying has made us closer. Do we need to panic? No. We need to realise the case was picked up quickly, the passengers are being located and vaccinated. There are 4 without contact details, so we shall need to think about that in the future. We need to be able to contact others in a case like this and it's a matter of importance. In the meantime we can be thankful our airlines and health services are on the ball and I thank them for that. I hope the poor person who has been diagnosed with polio is going to be all right. I grew up in a country where children caught polio and it was the vaccination programme which put an end to it.