Polio — Vax Before Travel

Questions and Answers

Fact checked by Holly Hawbaker

Oct 15

4 min read

1.8 Million Filipino Children Covered by UNICEF’s Polio Vaccination Campaign

UNICEF supporting the synchronized polio vaccination campaign in Metro Manila, Davao City, and Marawi City in the Philippines

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Fact checked by Holly Hawbaker

Oct 10

5 min read

Philippines Vaccinating Over 9 Million Children Against Polio

Philippines travel alerts regarding polio, rabies, measles and dengue fever outbreaks

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Sep 20

6 min read

Polio Outbreak Declared in the Philippines

The oral polio vaccine is a safe and effective vaccine that has saved millions of lives

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Fact checked by Holly Hawbaker

Sep 18

3 min read

$6.5 Million Dollar Grant Awarded For Developing Novel Oral Vaccine Against Poliovirus Type 2

Batavia Biosciences announced nOPV2 vaccine development grant

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Fact checked by Holly Hawbaker

Sep 4

4 min read

7.1 Million Children Received Polio Vaccinations

Poliovirus outbreak travel alerts issued for various African countries in August 2019

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