Vaccine-derived Polio Spreading in “Polio-free” India

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Administering the live oral polio vaccine during an anti-polio campaign. (Khaled Abdullah / REUTERS) – Image source.

Yet Again Children Are Left Paralyzed From Oral Polio Vaccines

by Christina England
Health Impact News

On June 17, 2016, the International Business Times (IBT) reported that a strain of the vaccine-derived polio virus has been discovered in Hyderabad, India, and experts have warned that the likelihood of more cases being discovered over the next year is extremely likely.

Reporters stated that:

Experts also said that India’s current immunisation programme, which involves the use of Oral Polio vaccine (OPV), may also pose the risk …read more

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