The Pivotal Decision That Led to a Resurgence of Polio - Sept 2024
- "This journey was the consequence of a fateful decision by global health organizations to pare down the oral polio vaccine in 2016. The move, now called “the switch,” was intended to help eradicate the disease."
- "Instead, the change has led to outbreaks of polio in dozens of countries and has paralyzed more than 3,300 children. A formal evaluation, commissioned by the global polio eradication program and led by two independent experts, was unflinching in its assessment: “The switch was an unqualified failure.” "
- "The switch, in April 2016, was a remarkable event, with 155 countries and territories simultaneously replacing triple-hit vaccines with two-hit ones in two weeks."
Vaccine-related poliovirus strains in 28 countries, natural strain in only 2 countries - Oct 2022
Polio: it can't be eradicated when you use current live vaccines that may revert to virulence Oct 30, 2022
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