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New York detects vaccine-derived polio case

Health officials in New York announced a vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 case, which involves a person in Rockland County, prompting a vaccination push for the unimmunized and those who aren’t fully protected...

22 July, 2022

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Malawi declares polio outbreak

The Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) has confirmed the presence of a type 1 wild poliovirus (WPV1) in a child suffering from paralysis in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. Analysis shows that the virus is...

1 March, 2022

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Scientists develop safer, less costly polio vaccine

As the world nears poliovirus eradication, the vaccines themselves have become the greatest threat. In response to a global demand for an effective, safer-to-handle and less costly polio vaccine, scientists at the...

4 February, 2020

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Finding a safer way to make the Polio vaccine

Researchers at the University of Leeds are developing a cheaper and safer way of making the polio vaccine. The pioneering work is featured in the latest MadeAtUni campaign, a celebration of the pioneering research...

17 May, 2019

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Penn-led team develops plant-based Polio booster vaccine

Jonas Salk created a vaccine against polio that has been used since 1955; Albert Sabin created another version that has been on the market since 1961. Together, these two vaccines have nearly eliminated polio from the...

22 July, 2016

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The world is about to make a risky move to eradicate polio for good

Public health workers and scientists are on the brink of eradicating polio, a disease that causes incurable paralysis. But total eradication calls for a massive logistical operation “unprecedented” in the history of...

29 April, 2016

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Creating safer polio vaccine strains for the post-eradication era

While the goal of polio virus eradication is in sight, there are concerns about post-eradication manufacturing and stockpiling vaccine stores containing live virus that could escape and repopulate the environment. A...

12 January, 2016

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The search for a safer polio vaccine in a polio-free world

Polio, otherwise known as poliomyelitis, is a disease that the world, as a whole, is eager to be rid of. Once it has been permanently destroyed, the medical community will face new challenges. The polio virus has the...

4 January, 2016

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OPV protects against infectious disease mortality

Oral polio vaccine given at birth to children in resource-limited countries is safe and also may be protective against other deadly infectious diseases, according to a recent study. “Routine vaccines may have...

11 August, 2015

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China approves new polio vaccine

China has approved a new polio vaccine, the first of its kind to be produced in the country, a month after local authorities gave the green light for a home-grown Ebola vaccine amid Beijing’s push to become a...

16 January, 2015

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