The Latest Breaking News from Polio

Health officials in Burundi have declared an outbreak of polio linked to the vaccine, the first time the paralytic disease has been detected in the east African country for more than three decades

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Afghanistan has launched its annual polio inoculation campaign aimed at reaching 9 million children, the health ministry said on Monday, the second year in a row the vaccination drive has taken place under Taliban rule.

Yemeni medical sources in Houthi-controlled areas warned on Saturday of a health catastrophe facing the country as the militias continue to prevent vaccinations for deadly childhood diseases. The sources said that medical facilities, including in Sanaa, recorded hundreds of polio, measles, and smallpox cases. Medical sources in Sanaa told Asharq…

Vaccines are under attack in Texas, and public health experts warn we'll pay a price in more outbreaks and deaths from preventable diseases.

Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged London parents to ensure their children are vaccinated against MMR and polio as figures showed a low rate of immunisation among young children in the capital.

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The three-day drive aims to immunise more than 44 million children under the age of five against the viral disease.

Pakistan is launching its first anti-polio campaign of the year, targeting more than 44 million children under the age of five

We live in an age of advanced scientific knowledge that produces vaccines that can ward off diseases such as measles, rubella, mumps and polio. We also live in an age when an increasing number of parents want the option of not vaccinating their children against these highly contagious and potentially…

Vaccine hesitancy has been around for hundreds of years. So, what’s new in the Covid era?