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Ending polio still possible, health officials say, as funding cut by 30%

A nurse fills a syringe with a vaccine before administering an injection at a kids clinic in Kiev, Ukraine August 14, 2019. Picture taken August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (Corrects ...
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What the Polio Vaccine Has Meant for Public Health

A lawyer working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked the F.D.A. to withdraw approval of the current shot because it hasn’t been tested against a placebo. Scientists say such a test would be unethical ...
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U.S. actions may set polio eradication back, WHO says

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - The eradication of polio as a global health threat may be delayed unless U.S. funding cuts – potentially totaling hundreds of millions of dollars over several years – are ...
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Wasn't polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countries

Polio was eliminated from most parts of the world as part of a decadeslong effort by the World Health Organization and partners to wipe out the disease. But polio is one of the world’s most infectious ...
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Polio vaccines are coming to Gaza, but for this baby boy, its first case in 25 years, they’re too late

Abdul Rahman sleeps in a battered car seat, rocked by his mother Niveen Abu al-Jidyan. For the moment, he’s blissfully unaware of the drones overhead, or the incurable disease crippling his body. “He ...
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Polio vaccination rates fell in Europe and Central Asia last year. Here's why the WHO is concerned

Polio vaccination rates fell across Europe and Central Asia last year, leaving about 450,000 babies vulnerable to the highly contagious disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Ending polio still possible, health officials say, as funding cut by 30%

LONDON (Reuters) -Eradicating polio is still possible despite significant funding cuts to the effort, global health officials said on Tuesday as they outlined how they will cope with the shortfall.