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Polio Eradication Report: '2020 Has Been A Terrible Year' : Goats and Soda - NPR

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Polio Eradication Report: '2020 Has Been A Terrible Year' : Goats and Soda - NPR Polio Eradication Report: '2020 Has Been A Terrible Year' : Goats and Soda - NPR Posted: 30 Oct 2020 09:44 AM PDT The multibillion-dollar global effort to eradicate polio hasn't just stalled. It's moving backward. When the Global Polio Eradication Initiative began in 1988, roughly 350,000 kids a year were paralyzed by the virus. By 2016 that number had been driven down to 42 cases of any type of polio anywhere in the world. But now cases are on the rise and expected to climb even further in the coming months. So far this year officials have tallied more than 200 cases of wild polio and nearly 600 cases of the vaccine-derived form of the disease. Most of the vaccine-derived strains of polio are in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but now these rogue strains of polio are also turning up across much of sub-Saharan Africa, Yeme...

How Nigeria beat polio: from 'hit-and-run' vaccine squads to digging wells - Telegraph.co.uk

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How Nigeria beat polio: from 'hit-and-run' vaccine squads to digging wells - Telegraph.co.uk How Nigeria beat polio: from 'hit-and-run' vaccine squads to digging wells - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 22 Oct 2020 12:00 AM PDT Dr Tunji Funsho, described by TIME last month as "the person who did more than any other to drive polio to continent-wide extinction" in Africa, could be forgiven for taking a break.  In August this year, that goal was reached: Nigeria, where Dr Funsho is based, was declared free of the wild polio virus, the last country on the continent to reach the milestone.  But speaking to The Telegraph from his aptly named Polio House office in Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital, with a colourful woven cap emblazoned with the words 'End polio now' atop his head, Dr Funsho is not finished yet.  "Nothing could be more satisfying than to live to see the day that Nigeria ...

Poliomyelitis Vaccine Market Size 2020 By Product Types, End-Users, Regional Outlook, Growth, Trends And Forecast To 2027 | Market Research Intellect - KYT24

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Poliomyelitis Vaccine Market Size 2020 By Product Types, End-Users, Regional Outlook, Growth, Trends And Forecast To 2027 | Market Research Intellect - KYT24 Poliomyelitis Vaccine Market Size 2020 By Product Types, End-Users, Regional Outlook, Growth, Trends And Forecast To 2027 | Market Research Intellect - KYT24 Posted: 28 Oct 2020 05:08 AM PDT New Jersey, United States,- The Poliomyelitis Vaccine Market Size And Forecast to 2027 The  Poliomyelitis Vaccine Market  report entails a comprehensive database on future market estimation based on historical data analysis. It enables the clients with quantified data for current market perusal. It is a professional and a detailed report focusing on primary and secondary drivers, market share, leading segments and regional analysis. Listed out are key players, major collaborations, merger & acquisitions along with upcoming and trending innovation. Business policies are reviewed from the techno-c...

New polio vaccine poised to get emergency WHO approval - Nature.com

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New polio vaccine poised to get emergency WHO approval - Nature.com New polio vaccine poised to get emergency WHO approval - Nature.com Posted: 29 Oct 2020 06:50 AM PDT NEWS 29 October 2020 The vaccine, designed to prevent harmful mutations, is seen as key to eradicating polio. Aisling Irwin Aisling Irwin is freelance journalist based in Oxfordshire, UK. Search for this author in: Polio vaccination efforts continue in Pakistan, one of the few places in the world where the wild virus has not been eradicated. Credit: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty A vaccine against a type of polio that is spreading in the Southern Hemisphere is expected to receive emergency approval before the end of the year. If it does, it will be the first time the World Health Organization has steered an unlicensed vaccine or drug through its emergency listing process. Wild polio has been almost eradicated. ...

Post Covid-19 Polio Vaccine Market, Share, Demand and Analysis of Potential Growth – Research Forecasts to 2029 - PRnews Leader

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Post Covid-19 Polio Vaccine Market, Share, Demand and Analysis of Potential Growth – Research Forecasts to 2029 - PRnews Leader Post Covid-19 Polio Vaccine Market, Share, Demand and Analysis of Potential Growth – Research Forecasts to 2029 - PRnews Leader Posted: 29 Oct 2020 06:27 AM PDT The latest market study, titled  "2020-2029 Report on Global Polio Vaccine Market by Player, Region, Type, Application and Sales Channel",  has been featured on  KandJMarketResearch.com  offers a perceptive assume the historical data of the market and forecasts for 2020 to 2029 time-period. The report provides an understanding of the global Polio Vaccine industry competitors, the sales channel, growth potential, market trends, industry product innovations and the volume of size, market segments, and market share of the best performers or products. Present market trends and dynamics are evaluated which helps in planning the way of the global market...