Polio virus in sewage sample again: This time in UK

The detection signals spread between closely-linked individuals who were administered an oral polio vaccine overseas 

WHO welcomes Afghanistan’s decision to resume door-to-door polio vaccination

The campaign will also cover more than 3.3 million children across the country who didn’t have access to the vaccine so far

Vaccine-derived polio virus found 50 times in India in six years

The vaccine-derived polio virus is a rare strain of polio virus that has genetically mutated from the strain contained in the oral polio vaccine

Missed vaccine shots: Go for innovative strategies to address zero-dose, say experts

Beyond being at risk, children who have not received a vaccine of any kind also become a population that harbours diseases and can transmit …

Burundi reports polio outbreak for the first time in 30 years

The vaccine-linked virus was detected in 3 children and 5 wastewater samples

India's polio-free status a cruel joke

The definition of polio has been changed repeatedly since the programme was launched, thus automatically leading to a drastic fall in the number …

Polio virus spreads to seven more countries, WHO sounds alarm

Successes in global polio eradication under serious threat, says international health agency

Polio eradication: ‘Need to invest in polio vaccines now to prevent resurgence’

Oral vaccine key defence against polio but also behind detection of vaccine-derived poliovirus in wastewater samples

India declared polio free; no new case in 3 years

Children in the country will, however, continue to be vaccinated against the disease to maintain immunity

Polio vaccine compulsory for those travelling to select countries

India is in no mood to risk the polio free status it achieved earlier this year

Injected polio vaccine in addition to oral drops improves immunity, says study

Indian doctors warn it may be a move to bring in more expensive IPV

Indian rotavirus vaccine found effective during clinical trial

Rotovac costs fifty times less than brands sold by global pharma companies

Africa eradicates polio, but vaccine-driven outbreaks rise

In Asia, India too was declared polio-free in 2014, but cVDPV was reported 50 times in the country in the past six years