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December 21, 2025, 04:04 PM - 2 min read
Karnataka on Sunday launched a statewide pulse polio drive as CM Siddaramaiah and Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman administered vaccine drops, targeting over 62 lakh children.
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October 28, 2024, 02:49 PM - 3 min read
The launch coincided with the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health confirming the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in sewage samples from 16 districts, the report said.
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September 25, 2024, 10:40 AM - 5 min read
Afghanistan is one of only two countries, alongside neighbouring Pakistan, where polio has continued to spread. So the news that the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination will probably have major consequences for the control of the disease in Afghanistan and the surrounding region.
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