Polio Vaccine

World Polio Day: Why do we still need to vaccinate against the disease even after the WHO declared India polio-free in 2014

The WHO recommends getting your child the oral polio dose every time a drive is initiated by the government - till the time the child is five years old.

World Polio Day: India is not truly free from polio until it beats the vaccine derived virus

In India, there are 50 detected cases of the virus that was derived from the oral polio vaccine.

On Tuesday, fourth anniversary of India being declared Polio-free, take our quiz about the deadly disease

The World Health Organisation (WHO) had certified India as being 'Polio-free' on 27 March, 2014, making it the fourth anniversary of the declaration on Tuesday.

Jonas Salk's 100th birthday: Google Doodle thanks scientist for polio vaccine

With a new doodle, Google on Tuesday celebrated Jonas Stalk's 100th birthday. The man who gave the world the gift of the polio vaccine on 12 April 1955. He was hailed all over the world as the "miracle worker."

Three new polio cases found in Pakistan's Khyber Agency

According to health officials, the three cases have been reported in Khyber Agency, Pakistan, Dawn online reported.

Injectable polio vaccine to be part of immunisation programme, says Harsh Vardhan

India has relied on oral polio vaccine (OPV) to successfully eradicate the crippling disease but OPV has very remote but real possibility of its virus turning virulent and IPV will also keep community's immunity level high, Vardhan said.

Two women health workers killed while giving polio vaccine in Pakistan

In yet another attack on a team of polio workers, unidentified gunmen today shot down three persons, including two women.

21 Middle East nations declare polio emergency priority: World Health Org

The World Health Organization says 21 nations in the Middle East and nearby regions are jointly declaring the eradication of polio as an emergency priority, and are singling out Pakistan as a key part of the problem.

114 kids in WB hospital after getting Hepatitis B vaccine instead of polio

Hepatitis B is administered through injection while pulse polio drops are given orally.

Militants target polio vaccinators team in Pakistan, kill one

Suspected militants targeted a team of polio vaccinators in Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan today, killing a female worker and seriously injuring another in the latest in a string of attacks on vaccination teams.