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Yes, Vaccines Work [Infographic]
Science Some numbers before and after the introduction of common childhood vaccines Do vaccines really work? Over the past decade, some parents in the U.S., Canada and Europe have started refusing to...
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TV Footage Shows Some Of The First Polio Shots Given In The U.S.
Science A recently digitized TV news archive highlights the big points of the 1950s and 1960s: Civil Rights and the polio vaccine. In 1955, days after officials introduced the "new, wonder vaccine"...
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With India On Board, Southeast Asia Could Soon Be Declared Polio-Free
Science India celebrates three years since its last recorded polio case today, marking an anniversary that could mean the disease is no longer endemic to Southeast Asia. Three years ago today, India...
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WHO Declares Southeast Asia Polio-Free, Has High Tea
Science A milestone in polio eradication The World Health Organization is officially declaring today that its South-East Asia Region, comprising 11 countries, is polio-free. That means...
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Reemergence Of Polio Is A Global Health Risk
Science After major milestones in polio eradication, the World Health Organization warns that the virus has been regaining ground. As recently as March, the World Health Organization was touting major...
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How Nigeria's Anti-Polio Strategy Helped It Wipe Out Ebola
Health The nation is on track to eliminate wild polio within its borders by the end of the year. Experts now think it's feasible for Nigeria to wipe out wild poliovirus within its borders this year,...
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Milestone In Nigeria: One Year Polio-Free
From Our Blogs: Our Modern Plagues It’s cause for excitement, but there’s more work ahead One year ago today, health officials announced the last case of polio in Nigeria. Since then, the country has...
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New Polio Case Confirmed In Mali
From Our Blogs: Our Modern Plagues Outbreaks of disease show the difficulty in global eradication The World Health Organization reported today that a 19-month-old boy in Mali has polio. The child came...
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We Might Be Rid Of Polio Very Soon
Health There have only been nine cases reported this year Thanks to the billions of vaccines administered by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) since 1988, public health officials are on...
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A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled
Health Sudden muscle weakness and paralysis has been hitting young kids, and experts haven't pinned down a cause. Truly mysterious illnesses don’t come around that often. Sudden, tiny outbreaks of...
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