No new Wild Polio cases reported this week!
What is that Polio Picture? Yes, there are Risks associated with Vaccines. See the cartoon in the attached Update report.
World Polio Day – October 24, 2021
A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!
2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 325 – Afghanistan – 43 (308 in 2020), Angola – 0 (3 in 2020),Benin – 2 (3 in 2020), Burkina Faso – 1 (65 in 2020), Cameroon – 0 (7 in 2020), CAR – 0 (4 in 2020), Chad – 0 (99 in 2020), Congo – 2 (2 in 2020), Cote d’ Ivoire – 0 (61 in 2020), DRC – 10 (81 in 2020), Ethiopia – 9 (36 in 2020), Ghana – 0 (11 in 2020), Guinea – 6 (44 in 2020), Liberia – 3 (0 in 2020),Madagascar – 9 (2 in 2020), Mali – 0 (52 in 2020), Malaysia – 0 (1 in 2020), Niger – 0 (10 in 2020), Nigeria – 169 (8 in 2020), Pakistan – 8 (135 in 2020), Philippines – 0 (1 in 2020), Senegal – 14 (0 in 2020) ,Sierra Leone – 5 (10 in 2020), Somalia – 0 (13 in 2020), South Sudan – 9 (50 in 2020), Sudan – 0 (58 in 2020), Tajikistan – 32 (1 in 2020), Togo – 0 (9 in 2020), and Yemen – 3 (33 in 2020).
New This Week – Madagascar – 1 cVDPV2 Case & 2 cVDPV2 environmental samples, Nigeria – 17 cVDPV2 Cases.
A total of 1,107 Vaccine Derived Polio cases were reported in 26 countries in 2020.
Quote of the Day
“When Rotary courageously stepped up to pursue the dream of a polio-free world, we knew our dream wouldn’t be easy. But since 1988, working with our partners, we’ve brought worldwide case counts down by 99.9 percent. However, it’s not over until it’s over. It will take courage. We’re going to keep up the funding and keep on the pressure until this fight is finished and no child ever again has to experience the devastating effects of polio.“
John Germ, Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair 2021-22
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan
0 new Polio cases reported this week.
1 Wild Polio cases – 2021. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 1/27/21.
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020. No WPV1 & CVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan
0 new Polio cases reported this past week.
1 Wild Polio case – 2021. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 1/1/21.
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020. No WPV1 & CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Sample were reported this week in Afghanistan.
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!
Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 36
