Polio — Vax Before Travel

Questions and Answers

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

May 27

4 min read

Polio Continues Spreading in Various Countries

Polio remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Apr 17

4 min read

Polio Outbreak Ends in Somalia

Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) has been administered in the USA since 2000

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Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Nov 15

5 min read

Polio Vaccinations Coming to South Sudan

Inactivated polio vaccine is given in the USA

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jul 8

5 min read

Polio Emergency Alert Extended For 3-Months

Polio outbreaks in Ethiopia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan concern the WHO Polio Emergency Committee

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

May 25

6 min read

80 Million Under-Immunized Children

Childhood immunization services have been disrupted on a global scale

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Childhood Diseases