Terry’s Polio Eradication Update

Polio returned to Tajikistan in the past year

Polio returned to Tajikistan in the past year

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week! What is that Polio Picture? Polio returned to Tajikistan in the past year, with the first case of an outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) detected in a child who developed...

read more
Polio vaccinations continue in Afghanistan

Polio vaccinations continue in Afghanistan

Two new Wild Polio cases reported this week! I'm sorry to report that after more than ten months, Afghanistan has confirmed two new Wild Polio Type 1 cases.  The two affected children are ages 10 months (female) and 25 months (male)  and had an...

read more
Novel Oral Polio Vaccine Moves to Next Phase

Novel Oral Polio Vaccine Moves to Next Phase

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week! What is that Polio Picture?Novel Oral Polio Vaccine Moves to Next Phase - On 11 October, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) recommended that novel oral polio vaccine type 2...

read more

Check out some of the other Posts or Categories

[ds_pbe_layout _builder_version=”4.0.3″ hover_enabled=”0″][/ds_pbe_layout]