Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, stop spreading vaccine misinformation
At the United Nations, talking about the importance of vaccines and how they have saved millions of children from debilitating
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Polio
Focus must be on reducing vaccine-associated polio cases
Now that wild poliovirus type 3 has been officially declared as eliminated, the only way to reduce the risk of
Read MoreNigeria on the brink of becoming polio-free
On August 21 this year, Nigeria crossed an important milestone in the eradication of polio when it successfully completed three
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India eradicated wild polio virus but at what cost
Despite oral polio vaccine causing vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) and vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP) cases, India did not switch over from
Read MorePolio outbreaks in Congo raise global concern
The polio endgame is proving to be much more challenging with 28 children becoming paralysed by the circulating type 2 vaccine-derived
Read MoreNumber of wild poliovirus cases drop in Pakistan, Afghanistan
In the last six months, there have been only eight wild-type poliovirus (type 1 and type 3) cases reported in
Read MoreTop health stories of 2016
On the health front, the year 2016 witnessed a few setbacks and but also a few positive developments. Here are
Read MoreWhen the media created the ‘wild’ type-2 polio virus
The last case of wild type-2 poliovirus was seen in West Bengal way back in 1999. Since then no child
Read MorePolio: Off-label use of IPV vaccine to tide over shortage
Due to shortage of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) globally, India and a few other countries are stretching the supply of
Read MoreGlobal ‘switch’ to reduce vaccine-derived polio cases
Beginning Monday, April 25, India will stop using the oral polio vaccine (OPV) with all three strains of the poliovirus
Read MorePakistan’s polio plan needs global support
After a year of relative success, the polio eradication drive in Pakistan received a setback on Wednesday (January 13) when a
Read MoreIPV vaccine boost to India’s polio fight
After nearly five polio-free years, and with the launch of the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) injection in the national immunisation
Read MoreEditorial: The continuing polio challenge
Polio has bounced back with a vengeance in Pakistan. Compared with 53 cases reported during the period January to September
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