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A vaccine resistant mutation of the poliovirus was the cause of the major 2010 polio outbreak in DR Congo Research published in the scientific journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences‘ has shown that a mutated strain of the poliovirus was responsible for a 2010 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which claimed 209 lives. It was initially …
Amidst severe polio outbreaks in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, the WHO says that a “coordinated international response” is needed. Studies show that an extra dose of the of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) may be the solution. As the WHO has declared the spread of polio an “international public health emergency,” growing pressure has been placed on co-coordinating an international …
Immunization Program Begins In Kurdistan Relief agencies and partners of the UN have increased healthcare efforts in Iraq, starting with a massive polio vaccination campaign in the capital of Baghdad. As well as an initiative aimed at improving healthcare in Kurdistan. According to a UN World Health Organization representative, the agencies are working closely with UNICEF to vaccinate as many …
Last week the World Health Organisation’s Emergency Committee declared the continued spread of wild poliovirus across multiple countries a public health emergancy of international concern. The move was made in an attempt to stifle the virus before it could reverse the work that has already taken place across the world to eradicate one of the most deadly viruses in human …
Shan5(TM) is the first vaccine jointly developed by the Indian company and its parent company Sanofi Pasteur WHO’s decision allows for the purchase of Shan5(TM) by United Nations agencies May 5, 2014 Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announced today that its pediatric pentavalent vaccine Shan5(TM), developed and manufactured by its affiliate Shantha Biotechnics in Hyderabad, India, has received prequalification status …
The vaccines industry is erratic by nature, exemplified perfectly this week when we saw India declare itself polio free whilst almost simultaneously the UN branded the polio outbreak in Syria as the ‘most challenging in history’. So we here at Vaccine Nation have put together an A to Z of Vaccines with the help of the World Vaccine congress Asia …
The World Health Organization have certified the WHO South-East Asia region as polio-free The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced today that the South-East Asia region (SEAR) has been declared officially polio-free. “This is a momentous victory for the millions of health workers who have worked with governments, non-governmental organizations, civil society and international partners to eradicate polio from the …
There is no doubt that vaccines have saved millions of lives, and countless more from suffering the effects of disease. But there is still a long way to go in making effective use of the vaccines we already have available. The infographic below shows the number of cases reported in the largest outbreaks of preventable diseases since 2008.
This week marks 3 years since India’s last reported case of polio. Thanks to the full support of the Indian government, an immunization push has eradicated polio from the country. But some fear a resurgence of the disease in other parts of the world. With Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria still on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of polio-endemic countries, …
The WHO has announced intentions to vaccinate more than 23 million children in Syria and surrounding countries in a massive vaccination campaign that’s been labelled the “largest-ever†in the Middle East. As of 9th December, the WHO reports that 17 cases of polio have been confirmed in Syria, a country that has been rocked by war and conflict in the …