Dec 3, 2024 · Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the …

Aug 16, 2020 · High levels of vaccination coverage must be maintained to stop transmission and prevent outbreaks occurring. The Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategy In May 2012, the …

Oct 22, 2024 · Overview. In 1988, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution for the worldwide eradication of polio, marking the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative …

Mar 1, 2024 · The novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) is currently in the wider use roll-out phase under WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for the control of type 2 circulating vaccine-derived …

Sep 13, 2024 · Around 560 000 children under ten years old were vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency vaccination campaign conducted in three phases from 1-12 …

Oct 11, 2024 · The second round of an emergency polio vaccination campaign is scheduled to start on 14 October 2024 in Gaza, to vaccinate an estimated 591 700 children under ten years …

Oct 27, 2023 · The poliovirus can easily be imported into a polio-free country and can spread rapidly amongst unimmunized populations. Failure to eradicate polio would result in global …

Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route …

Sep 4, 2024 · Over 187 000 children under ten years of age were vaccinated with novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) in central Gaza during the first phase of a two-round polio vaccination …

By 1960, a second type of polio vaccine, developed by Albert Sabin, is approved for use. Sabin’s vaccine was live-attenuated (using the virus in weakened form) and could be given orally, as …