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Centre says Meghalaya polio case is vaccine-derived
4 months ago

Centre says Meghalaya polio case is vaccine-derived

The Hindu  

A case of vaccine-derived polio has been confirmed in a two-year-old child from Tikrikilla in Meghalaya. A senior official from the Union Health Ministry official emphasised on Tuesday that this is not a case of wild polio, but an infection that presents in some people with low immunity. High alert Officials in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district are on high …

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Health Talk | Understanding vaccine-derived polio and its implications
4 months ago

Health Talk | Understanding vaccine-derived polio and its implications

Hindustan Times  

Last week, a two-and-a-half-year-old child in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills tested positive for poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio. Vaccine-derived poliovirus is a strain of poliovirus that has mutated from the strain originally contained in oral polio vaccines. However, the reporting of vaccine-derived cases does not indicate the return of wild polio, which was officially eradicated in India in 2014, as …

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Afghan Returnees to be Vaccinated Against Polio for Free in India, Says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan Returnees to be Vaccinated Against Polio for Free in India, Says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

News 18  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday announced vaccinating Afghanistan returnees against polio for free as a preventive measure against the wild polio virus. “We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine – OPV & fIPV, as a preventive measure against Wild Polio Virus. We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine – OPV …

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Africa wins battle against wild poliovirus, WHO announces; threat of vaccine-derived polio persists
4 years, 3 months ago

Africa wins battle against wild poliovirus, WHO announces; threat of vaccine-derived polio persists

Firstpost  

Polio is a highly contagious virus and was endemic around the world until a vaccine was found in the 1950s. On Tuesday, 25 August, the Independent Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication and the World Health Organization made a joint announcement that the African continent is now free of the wild poliovirus, after decades of work to eradicate it. …

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Why Africa’s success in eradicating polio is important today
4 years, 3 months ago

Why Africa’s success in eradicating polio is important today

Al Jazeera  

As the world battles a pandemic, Africa has become polio free. With no recorded cases since 2016, the African region has received certification as wild polio virus free by the World Health Organization – and this is one of the greatest achievements in public health history. Delivering polio vaccines to every child in the African region and wiping out the …

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Why Africa’s success in eradicating polio is important today
4 years, 3 months ago

Why Africa’s success in eradicating polio is important today

Al Jazeera  

As the world battles a pandemic, Africa has become polio free. With no recorded cases since 2016, the African region has received certification as wild polio virus free by the World Health Organization – and this is one of the greatest achievements in public health history. Delivering polio vaccines to every child in the African region and wiping out the …

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‘A momentous milestone’: Africa now free from wild polio virus
4 years, 3 months ago

‘A momentous milestone’: Africa now free from wild polio virus

Al Jazeera  

Health authorities have declared Africa free of the wild polio virus after decades of efforts, a major step in the campaign to eradicate the crippling viral disease worldwide. She added: “We must take the lessons learned and best practices from eradicating wild polio virus to achieve Africa’s other public health goals and improve healthcare for all Africans.” Big day for …

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