Shot to Protect Against Polio and Five Other…
Why It Matters: Combining vaccines could offer longevity.Oral polio vaccines, administered in droplet form, have…
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‘Extremely Dangerous’ Risk As Fighters In Sudan…
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A representative from the World Health Organization Tuesday warned that the presence of fighters in a…
What Is Polio? London Kids To Get Vaccine…
Polio patient sitting on wheelchair in hospital. The virus sometimes leads to paralysis.getty
Kids in London,…
Burundi officials detect polio outbreak linked…
LONDON (AP) — Health officials in Burundi have declared an outbreak of polio linked to the vaccine, the first time……
33 million kids vaccinated against polio in…
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — More than 33 million children in several southern African countries have been vaccinated…
Polio Elimination Due to Vaccination, Not End of…
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Polio, a paralytic disease caused by a virus, has been eliminated in the U.S. — and nearly…
Attackers wound 5 Pakistani policemen guarding…
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Attackers armed with guns and hand grenades ambushed a police van assigned to guard polio…
Health Care — FDA halts authorization of last…
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Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination…
PIDIE, Indonesia (AP) — Children in school uniforms and toddlers with their parents lined up Monday for polio…