Wednesday, January 3, 2024, 7:15 a.m. At present, the polio outbreak situation has begun to spread again in many countries. From the past where more than 99% of cases have been successfully eradicated, the latest World Health Organization (WHO) data from 2021-2022 has reported that outbreaks of the WPV1 strain of poliovirus have been found … Read more
United States of America – For decades, Dianne Odell lived in an iron lung due to polio. Unfortunately, the woman from Tennessee, USA, died due to an electricity failure which caused the equipment supporting her to malfunction. Quoted from detikHealth, Dianne Odell contracted polio at age three and spent nearly six decades in an iron … Read more
The survivors of a forgotten pandemicpolio, which devastated thousands of families in the middle of the 20th century today claim actions of repair. Many children did not have access to the vaccine in those years, and others received doses that were in poor condition. It is the case of Carmen Lucena, native of Espejo (Córdoba) … Read more
In March of this year, a one year and 3 month old baby contracted poliomyelitis in the Peruvian Amazon and showed that low levels of vaccination had ended three decades free of this disease in Peru. Although the Ministry of Health assured that it was an isolated case and derived from the vaccine [se descartó … Read more
In the context of World Polio Day, the National Ministry of Health indicated that polio vaccine coverage reaches 75 percent of the country’s target population, a low figure that generates a potential risk of reintroduction of this disease that can have serious health consequences, even death. Likewise, specialists analyzed the characteristics of this pathology. “Poliomyelitis, … Read more
EU-led plan to eradicate polio commits more than 1 billion euros – News – Rti Central Radio close Download the official APP of Voice of Taiwan immediately Skip to main content ::: Time: 2023-10-11 21:25 News citation: Interview, Reuters Writing Editor: Zhang Ziqing Due to large-scale vaccination campaigns around the world, polio cases have decreased … Read more
Lahore: The government of Pakistan has warned that strict measures will be taken if children are reluctant to get vaccinated. International media The Guardian reports that Pakistan is preparing to take punitive measures against parents who are not ready to be vaccinated. According to the report, parents who refuse to vaccinate their children could be … Read more
In order to reduce the risk of transmission of polio and measles, the aim is to sensitize and inform parents of children under 5 years of age about the importance of completing the vaccination schedule, in order to avoid outbreaks of these diseases that can be preventable with the vaccine. For this reason, the Ministry … Read more
The department of Cochabamba, considering all the municipalities, is free of measles and poliomyelitis. The authorities of the Departmental Health Service (SEDES) assured that the work is continuous. The general coordinator of the SEDES Directorate, Osvaldo Marcelo Castro, participated this Saturday in the ‘Voces de la Llajta’ program and reported on the international certification of … Read more
New Polio Vaccines Developed to Combat Vaccine-Derived Polio Outbreaks In 1980, the eradication of smallpox raised hopes that the polio virus would be next. While progress has been made in eradicating polio, cases of vaccine-derived polio are on the rise. Last year, 665 cases of polio of vaccine origin were registered in 23 countries. Vaccine-derived … Read more