Polio: Present Status and Post-Eradication Policies

Author: Tarantola, Daniel

Source: Vaccines. Preventing Disease and Protecting Health, Vaccines. Preventing Disease and Protecting Health , pp. 23-30(8)

Publisher: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

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Abstract:

This chapter describes the progress to date achieved by local, national, and international partners in interrupting polio transmission. It also presents various evolving issues related to global certification and discusses the development of post-certification immunization policies. This is a chapter included in Vaccines. Preventing Disease and Protecting Health, a book that celebrates the ways in which vaccines have played a role in improving the health of the world's populations.

Keywords: Vaccines; Vaccine Development; Public Health; Immunization; Disease Prevention; Polio; Poliovirus; Oral polio vaccine (OPV)

Document Type: Miscellaneous

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