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India sees sharpest drop in polio vaccination since 1990s, shows data

Most immunisation programmes witnessed a decline in 2020; India was worst among South Asia and, in some cases, one of the worst significant economies in the world

WHO extends travel restrictions to Pakistan as polio endemic country

The UN agency extended travel restrictions on the South Asian country by three months due to it being listed among the last polio-endemic countries

India to vaccinate evacuees from Afghanistan against Polio

As India continues to evacuate people from Afghanistan, which has been taken over by the Taliban, the Centre on Sunday said it will also administer free polio vaccines to Afghan nationals who land in the country.The move said the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is a preventive measure against the wild polio virus.Sharing a photo of the ongoing vaccination of the evacuees at the Delhi International airport, Mandaviya on Sunday tweeted: "We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine - OPV & fIPV, as a preventive measure against Wild Polio Virus. Congratulations to the Health Team for their efforts to ensure public health. Take a look at the vaccine drive at Delhi International Airport."Polio has not yet been eradicated in Afghanistan and Pakistan.Several countries have been carrying out the evacuation of their nationals from Afghanistan after the country's government fell to the terrorist group on August 15.India on Sunday evacuated 168 ...

Why global eradication of coronavirus is more feasible than polio

Eradicating Covid-19 across the globe is theoretically more feasible than it has been for polio, but much less so than it was for smallpox, according to an analysis by public health experts.

Pakistan launches anti-polio drive amid rise in Covid-19 cases

Pakistan launched a five-day anti-polio vaccination drive on Monday, despite challenges by the deepening third wave of the coronavirus across the country. Around 285,000 frontline workers, respecting COVID-19 safety protocols, will go door-to-door in all 156 districts across Pakistan to give polio drops, according to an official statement. It said that over 40 million children under the age of five will be given anti-polio vaccine during the campaign that aims to raise the immunity of children that remain at risk of the crippling disease. It is an absolute must that all our eligible children stay protected against vaccine preventable diseases including polioIt's every Pakistani's national duty to ensure that your own children, as well as those around you, are administered polio vaccine without fail, said Dr. Faisal Sultan, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health. Dr Shahzad Baig, Coordinator of the National Emergency Operations Centre, Polio Eradication Initiative (PE

A sensible vaccination policy

The costs of providing free vaccines are way lower than the costs of a freewheeling epidemic

Over 30 million kids to be given polio vaccine on Sunday across UP

The polio vaccination was delayed due to the pandemic

National Polio immunisation programme rescheduled to January 31

The National Polio immunisation programme, as part of which children in the age group of 0-5 years are administered polio drops, has been rescheduled

Govt defers national polio immunisation programme till further notice

The National Polio immunisation programme, as part of which children of 0-5 years are administered polio drops, has been deferred "till further notice" by the Centre citing "unforeseen activities"

The campaign for Covid-19 vaccine requires a 360-degree approach

Some lessons can be drawn from the two-decade-long pulse polio mass immunisation campaign that was memorably captured by an iconic phrase: "Do boond zindagi ki (Two drops of life)."

Pakistan could be the next country to become polio-free, says WHO

Pakistan could be the next country on the journey to a polio-free world, the World Health Organisation has said

Delhi govt directs its schools to depute teachers for polio immunisation

The Delhi government has directed its schools to depute teachers to coordinate with health workers for a polio immunisation programme scheduled on September 20

'A momentous milestone': Africa declared free of wild polio after decades

Africa was declared free of the virus on Tuesday, with no new cases reported in the last four years, the Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication said

Bill Gates discusses resumption of Pakistan's polio drive with Army chief

Pakistan halted the drive against polio in March and resumed it last month amid a decline in infections and fatalities from Covid-19

UP to replicate Pulse Polio immunisation model to flatten Covid-19 curve

Special health teams will be deployed for door-to-door survey of households to identify suspected coronavirus cases and the risk profiling of the vulnerable groups

Polio and measles could surge after disruption of vaccine programs

The problem of slipping vaccine rates is not limited to developing countries

Give priority to coronavirus, but focus on malaria, polio too: WHO

The global number of those infected with coronavirus has increased by almost 85,000 in the past 24 hours, climbing to 2,804,796 Covid-19 cases

Pakistan suspends polio drive after security threats to workers

The countrywide campaign to administer anti-polio drops to 39 million children under five years of age was launched on Monday

Shantha Biotechnics' polio vaccine ShanIPV gets WHO prequalification status

Sanofi Pasteur said Wednesday its inactivated polio vaccine ShanIPV has received prequalification status from the World Health Organization (WHO). The status qualifies ShanIPV vaccine for purchase by the United Nations' agencies, Sanofi Pasteur and Shantha Biotechnics said in a joint statement. The polio vaccine has been developed by Sanofi Pasteur's arm Shantha Biotechnics. Shantha Biotechnics Executive Director & COO Mahesh Bhalgat said, "WHO-prequalification of a vaccine is a stringent process wherein the WHO reviews the production process, quality control procedures,tests consistency of various batches and works closely with the responsible national regulatory authority in this process." Over the last two decades, Sanofi Pasteur has been serving the vaccination needs of India by making available the highest quality products. Today, the only 2 WHO-prequalified IPV containing vaccines that are available in India are both from Sanofi Pasteur (ShanIPV and Hexaxim)," Sanofi ...

National Immunisation Day: Khattar launches polio campaign in 13 districts

The immunisation campaign would be carried out in 13 districts of the state from July 2 to 4