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Are we really polio free? Suspected polio case in West Bengal!
Two weeks after WHO took India off the polio-endemic list it seems that the disease is back in the country. An 18 month old female child was admitted to a state hospital in Kolkata with suspected polio...
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Vaccines for your child – what you should know
When you visit your baby’s doctor for the first time, he or she educates you about the vaccines your child would need. The thought of so many painful injections every few weeks/months hurting your...
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World Polio Day 2012: Tireless vaccination only way to keep polio at bay
October 24 is World Polio Day 2012. In three months, India will have been polio-free for two complete years. Experts however feel that a robust vaccine drive is a must if India intends to stay...
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Why are the polio vaccine volunteers being killed in Pakistan?
Despite being one of the three polio endemic countries, various organisations in the state still haven’t embraced polio vaccination. Forget embraced, there is a common belief that the polio vaccines...
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Polio: Do you know about the disease?
Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system, and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. The virus enters the body through the mouth and multiplies in...
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Polio eradication: The show must go on
Once one of the most feared diseases worldwide which was responsible for paralysing many children, polio has been contained to a large extent. There are with only three epidemic countries left in the...
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India targets polio immunisation at boundaries to prevent re-entry
India has stepped up vigilance at its borders to prevent the re-entry of polio from Pakistan as it aims to continue its two-year run free from the paralytic disease. Though the World Health...
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Happy Birthday Amitabh Bachchan: Get inspired by the living legend
Amitabh Bachchan turned 71 today. Earlier, the actor celebrated his birthday on the sets (which will be aired today) of Kaun Banega Crorepati with a 100-year-old fan, Bernandini D’souza, who suffered...
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I suffer from polio. How do I lose weight? (Weight loss query)
I am a 37-year-old female. My height is 4’7″ and my weight is 60 kg. I lead a sedentary lifestyle and suffer from polio in my left leg. What kind of exercises can I do to lose weight? According to Abha...
View ArticleSyrup or drops: What will be more effective for my kid? (Query)
My daughter is 7-years-old and I prefer giving her drops instead of syrups as I feel that drops are safer and easy to use. But I met my friend who said that it is not a good idea to give drops to elder...
View ArticleInjectable polio vaccine launched by Sanofi
The vaccination division of Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, launched an injectable inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) under the name ShanIPV on Friday. The drug was launched by Telangana Chief Minister, K...
View ArticleTwins die 2 hours after receiving vaccination
Four months old twin girls lost their lives 22 hours after receiving the pentavalent vaccine (immunity against haemophilus influenza type B, whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B and diphtheria) in...
View ArticleResearchers develop a new polio vaccine that is safer for post-eradication era
Researchers have developed new polio vaccine strains that are particularly suitable for a post-eradication era as these strains appear both efficient and unable to cause disease after an accidental...
View ArticleWHO urges South East Asian countries to step-up vigil against polio virus
WHO South-East Asia Region completes five years without any case of wild polio virus. This is a remarkable achievement in view of the continued threat of polio virus importation from the remaining...
View ArticleIndia gears up to prevent polio across borders
The government is conducting polio vaccination at India’s international borders to counteract the possible spread of the virus by foreign travellers, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Saturday....
View ArticleThe pulse polio vaccine is safe! No death has been reported from Kashmir
Authorities on Sunday appealed for calm after rumoured deaths of children following polio vaccination in the Kashmir Valley triggered a mad run to hospitals by hundreds of anxious parents with their...
View ArticlePakistan and Afghanistan report first polio cases of the year
According to a media report, Pakistan and Afghanistan have reported the first cases of polio for the year 2016. In Pakistan, the case was confirmed by Polio Virology Laboratory at the National...
View ArticleWHO launches new two-strain vaccine to eradicate last few strains of polio...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a new vaccine swap to eradicate the last few strains of the disease in 150 different countries. Over the next two weeks, the countries will engage in a...
View ArticleWHO South-East Asia on track with its polio endgame strategy
Implementing a monumental change in vaccination that is expected to bring the world closer to eradicating all types of polio, all 11 countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region have ‘switched’ from...
View ArticleNo child in South-East Asia afflicted by wild polio virus: WHO
Days after a suspected polio case was detected in India, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said no child in the South-East Asia region has been afflicted by wild polio virus since 2011. ‘All...
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