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The art of ending – how to best eradicate polio

As one of the most prominent expert on polio, Jacob John and his colleagues write, vaccine safety is usually defined as the absence of serious adverse events in the vaccine recipient, yet the continued use of oral...

26 November, 2025

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Polio news October 2025

The October 2025 issue of POLIO NEWS underscores the urgent global need for polio eradication and highlights how ongoing outbreaks, regional collaboration, and donor support remain pivotal to the effort. Key updates and...

4 November, 2025

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Global Health Cast Edition 77

Seventy-Seventh Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. Download the PDF here🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for...

11 September, 2024

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Global Health Cast Edition 63

Sixty-third Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. Download the PDF here🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for...

18 April, 2024

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Global Health Cast Edition 56

Fifty-sixth Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Melvin Sanicas. Download the PDF here🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join...

22 January, 2024

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New funding, to protect 370 million children from polio every year, puts world on verge of eradicating polio once and for all

The European Commission, the European Investment Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new financing partnership to address critical global health opportunities: eradicating polio and ensuring...

12 October, 2023

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Global Health Cast Edition 47

Forty-seventh Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. Download the PDF here 🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for...

30 August, 2023

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Outbreak News

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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