Poliomyelitis

Over 16 mn children receive polio vaccine under Egyptian government campaign: Minister - Egypt Independent Over 16 mn children receive polio vaccine under Egyptian government campaign: Minister - Egypt Independent Posted: 20 Feb 2020 12:00 AM PST February 20, 2020 2:15 pm Egypt's national campaign to eradicate polio targeting Egyptians and non-Egyptians alike has succeeded in vaccinating 16,694,238 children aged between one day and five years old against the disease, Health Minister Hala Zayed said. The campaign, held between February 16-19 nationwide, is a part of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's plan to boost healthcare as part of Egypt's wider sustainable development goals. Health Ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed clarified that the results have exceeded the campaign's target of 16.5 million children. The campaign has also helped 21,213 non-Egyptian children get access to the polio vaccine...

HepB, coronavirus, polio among topics at CDC committee meeting - AAP News HepB, coronavirus, polio among topics at CDC committee meeting - AAP News Republic of Congo steps up polio vaccination in border region - Congo - ReliefWeb Press Herald - - Press Herald HepB, coronavirus, polio among topics at CDC committee meeting - AAP News Posted: 28 Feb 2020 03:22 PM PST The pediatric monovalent hepatitis B vaccine shortage is ending March 9 for the private sector, a bit of good news from the Feb. 26-27 meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Merck plans to begin distributing pediatric monovalent hepB vaccine in the private sector on March 9. The vaccine supply is projected to be sufficient to meet historical demand in the private and public sectors. For updates on shortages, visit https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/clinical-resources/shortage...

‘Eliminating polio was a singular achievement for India’: Thomas Abraham - The Hindu ‘Eliminating polio was a singular achievement for India’: Thomas Abraham - The Hindu Posted: 29 Feb 2020 02:30 AM PST Thomas Abraham's Polio: The Odyssey of Eradication, shortlisted for The Hindu Prize for Non-Fiction, is a gripping exploration of the complexities that lie in the way of the worldwide project to banish polio. And is it a goal within reach or is it an example of public health efforts having gone off track? An excerpt from an interview: Given that health has been a relatively new area for you, how did you get interested in the subject and in polio? Was your experience in Hong Kong a catalyst? I had no experience, or even great interest, in health, until SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) erupted in early 2003. I was at the time living in Hong Kong and was approached by a publisher to write a book about it. This wa...

CELEBRATE SERVICE: Rotary event to help fight polio - The News Herald CELEBRATE SERVICE: Rotary event to help fight polio - The News Herald The Week in History: February 29-March 6 | News - AberdeenNews.com Punjab reports first polio case of 2020 - The Nation Local documentaries to be featured at free event - Hickory Daily Record CELEBRATE SERVICE: Rotary event to help fight polio - The News Herald Posted: 28 Feb 2020 03:33 PM PST PANAMA CITY — Polio was once the scourge of childhood, with major outbreaks in the U.S. in the 19th and 20th centuries. Dr. Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in the 1950s and the World Health Organization projected — inaccurately — that the disease would be eradicated worldwide by 2018. But as polio remains a danger today, work to combat it continues and the Northside Rotary Club in Panama City is doing its part to support the ongoing fight. ► ALSO: Rotary Youth Camp of North Fl...

95% target rate for polio vaccination hard to achieve - Yahoo Philippines News 95% target rate for polio vaccination hard to achieve - Yahoo Philippines News Posted: 28 Feb 2020 07:44 AM PST OFFICIALS of the Mandaue City Health Office (MCHO) have admitted that meeting the 95 percent target rate for the catch-up vaccination of children under five years old has been difficult to achieve as they have vaccinated only 2,700 children from Feb. 19 to Feb. 21, 2020. The 2,700 count is only 15 percent of the identified 18,000 children under five years old who have not completed their polio vaccination. MCHO needs to comply with the 95 percent target rate or a total of 17,100 children by March 6, 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes poliomyelitis or polio as "a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the fecal-oral route or,...