NPR: vaccine-derived polio https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=779866139 vaccine-derived polio en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 06 May 2025 22:55:26 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: vaccine-derived polio https://www.npr.org/tags/779866139/vaccine-derived-polio The dream of wiping out polio might need a rethink When public health specialists look at the annual case counts, some see a trend that raises questions about how realistic the goal of a polio-free world might be. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 10:11:47 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/04/10/1168141163/the-dream-of-wiping-out-polio-might-need-a-rethink https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/04/10/1168141163/the-dream-of-wiping-out-polio-might-need-a-rethink

When public health specialists look at the annual case counts, some see a trend that raises questions about how realistic the goal of a polio-free world might be.

]]> Jason Beaubien Polio is found in the U.K. for the first time in nearly 40 years. Here's what it means Scientists in Britain have detected multiple versions of the virus in wastewater. Officials say the risk to the public is extremely low and urge people to ensure their polio vaccines are up to date. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:19:20 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/22/1106711204/polio-found-in-u-k-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-40-years-heres-what-it-means https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/22/1106711204/polio-found-in-u-k-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-40-years-heres-what-it-means

Scientists in Britain have detected multiple versions of the virus in wastewater. Officials say the risk to the public is extremely low and urge people to ensure their polio vaccines are up to date.

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]]> Michaeleen Doucleff Africa Declares Wild Polio Is Wiped Out — Yet It Persists In Vaccine-Derived Cases The Kick Polio Out of Africa Campaign began in 1996. This week, the World Health Organization announced that wild polio has been eradicated — although there is a caveat. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:42:44 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/08/25/905884740/africa-declares-wild-polio-is-wiped-out-yet-it-persists-in-vaccine-derived-cases https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/08/25/905884740/africa-declares-wild-polio-is-wiped-out-yet-it-persists-in-vaccine-derived-cases

The Kick Polio Out of Africa Campaign began in 1996. This week, the World Health Organization announced that wild polio has been eradicated — although there is a caveat.

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]]> Maria Godoy Polio Is Making A Comeback Health officials have long known that virus from the oral vaccine can contaminate water supplies; they underestimated how big a problem this would be. Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:04:36 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/11/15/779865471/polio-vaccine-may-be-preventing-the-end-of-polio https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/11/15/779865471/polio-vaccine-may-be-preventing-the-end-of-polio Health officials have long known that virus from the oral vaccine can contaminate water supplies; they underestimated how big a problem this would be.

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