Polio — Vax Before Travel

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CDC Alert - Level 2, Practice Enhanced Precautions

Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Aug 21

5 min read

Poliovirus Outbreaks Declared in Africa

Polio Travel Alerts issued for Angola, Benin, Central Africa, Ethiopia, and Mozambique by the CDC

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Aug 6

8 min read

11 Countries Have Reported Polio Cases During 2019

Globally 103 poliovirus cases confirmed during 2019

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jul 20

6 min read

19 Additional Polio Cases Reported

Poliovirus vaccine schedule is 4 shots of the inactivated polio vaccine in the United States

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Jun 28

3 min read

Polio Vaccine Gains Denmark’s Marketing Approval

AJ Vaccines Picovax is a polio vaccine delivering a lower dose of active substances

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jun 27

3 min read

Hexavalent Vaccine To Be Added to the Vaccines for Children Program

VAXELIS vaccine is a 3-dose series indicated for active immunization to prevent diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, and invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae type b

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Hib Haemophilus influenzae type B