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Polio · IslamabadPakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world where polio continues to threaten the health and well-being of children. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif kicked off the nationwide drive by administering polio drops to children in the capital, Islamabad. Twenty cases were reported in the tribal North Waziristan area last year.
Pakistan Launches Anti-polio Drive Targeting 44M Children
84% Center coverage: 12 sources
Polio · AfghanistanAfghanistan has launched its annual polio inoculation campaign aimed at reaching 9 million children. It is the second year in a row the vaccination drive has taken place under Taliban rule. Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan are the last countries with endemic polio. Polio has been virtually eliminated globally through a decades-long inoculation drive.
Taliban health ministry launches annual polio vaccination drive
Coverage: 4 sources
Polio · LondonThe NHS will start a catch-up campaign next term to reach unvaccinated children under the age of 12. Just 69.9 per cent of London children aged five have had their booster compared to 83.4 per cent in the rest of England. The virus can cause paralysis in rare cases and can be life-threatening.
Polio catch-up jabs rolled out as medics warn there is no time for complacency - Western Morning News
Polio · PakistanWeek-long campaign to reach out to children under five years
Pakistan: Nearly 1 million children to be immunised during anti-polio drive from March 13
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Polio · Big SpringThere’s still plenty of time to get your tickets for Pints for Polio this Saturday. The Greater Big Spring Rotary Club is hosting its 6th Annual event to raise money to eradicate a debilitating disease that was once prevalent in…
Tickets still available for Pints for Polio
PolioA MAN has shocked doctors after surviving inside an iron lung for over seven decades. Paul Alexander, dubbed ‘polio Paul’, has lived inside the lung ventilator ever since he contracted the deadly disease in 1952 – when he was just six-years old. YouTube / Nick IsenbergPaul Alexander in his iron lung (pictured) which helps him breathe[/caption]
YouTube / Nick IsenbergDoctors said Paul “shouldn’t still be alive”[/caption]
“I lost everything: the …
Man who has lived inside 7ft iron lung for 70 years ‘shouldn’t be alive’
100% Right coverage: 2 sources
Polio · White PlainsThe virus could resurface in summer or could be brought in by a traveler. Meanwhile, low vaccination rates leave the region vulnerable, officials say.
Polio not seen in recent NY wastewater tests: Why it's too early to let down guard
Coverage: 2 sources
PolioCanada has detected two samples of vaccine-derived polio virus type 2 (VDPV2) The virus strain was found in two wastewater samples collected between Aug. 20 and Aug. 30 2022. New York state reported emerging samples of the virus in its waste water after an unvaccinated patient was diagnosed with polio.
Vaccine-derived polio virus detected in 2 Canadian wastewater samples
Coverage: 2 sources
