Polio Vaccination

Polio vaccine contamination puts 1 in 2 lakh children at risk, that's not dangerous

WHO decided that the 'risk' of vaccine-induced poliomyelitis by type 2 poliovirus is not acceptable as it had not been found for over 2 decades.

Congress accuses BJP in Gujarat of supplying unusable polio vaccines, demand PM initiate probe

Congress accuses BJP in Gujarat of supplying unusable polio vaccines, demand PM initiate probe

Bomb blasts kills 3 security personnel escorting polio workers in Pakistan

At least three security personnel who were guarding a polio vaccination team were killed on Tuesday in a bomb blast in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region. The officials were guarding a polio vaccination team in Salarzai area of Bajaur tribal region near Afghan border.

India's polio vaccination programme needs to be robust: UNICEF

As India celebrates eradication of polio, Unicef today said it needs to make it complete immunisation system for children much more robust and accessible and tackle the status of women if it wants to really address the issue of mortality among children.

Pakistan: Police patrol in Peshawar bombed, 7 killed

A bomb rigged to a bicycle hit a police patrol on its way to guard a polio vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six policemen and a boy, the police said.

Learn how to deal with polio from India: Pak media

A newspaper on Thursday said lessons should be learnt from India if Pakistan wants to eradicate polio. In an editorial, The Nation saluted the efforts undertaken by both official and non-official agencies in India to overcome the polio virus.

India goes polio-free for 3 years, but fear still remains

Azad said the role of the millions of volunteers and vaccinators was also important to make India polio-free and make it an ideal nation for three other countries - Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria - where polio still prevails.