Young man who recently got married is suffering from paralysis; was not vaccinated; is a resident of Rockland County, which has a history of low vaccine compliance
Multiple sources told the New York Jewish Week that the man is part of Rockland County’s substantial Jewish community. A local elected official said the same thing in a now-deleted statement condemning those who do not vaccinate, which drew fierce criticism on Twitter from many in the local Jewish community.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-us-case-of-polio-in-nearly-a-decade-is-an-orthodox-jewish-man/
Yes, it was an Orthodox fellow. And DNA sequencing showed that the particular strain he had was identical to a strain that has been found in Israel.