Scientists have developed a vaccine using virus-like particles (VLPs), which mimic the poliovirus but do not contain any ...

University of Leeds researchers have taken a major step towards producing a more affordable and lower-risk polio vaccine ...

Currently, IPV is relatively expensive to produce because it requires high levels of bio-containment to minimise the risk of leaks of live poliovirus, which could result in outbreaks. VLPs are ...

LONDON (Reuters) -The eradication of polio as a global health threat may be delayed unless U.S. funding cuts – potentially ...

POLIO has emerged as a major challenge in Pakistan. It is not simply a challenge in the health sector, but has also become ...

Five countries reported polio cases this week, including Pakistan, which reported three cases of wild poliovirus type (WPV1), ...

Coverage with measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP), polio, and varicella, or chickenpox vaccines, all declined in more than 30 states last year compared with ...

Pakistan remains one of the few countries where polio remains endemic, alongside Afghanistan. Despite extensive efforts by the government, international organizations, and health workers, the ...

Officials say Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, posing a setback to the country’s efforts to eradicate a disease that remains endemic only in Pakistan ...

Funding cuts, including the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, threaten the global fight against polio. Over $133 million expected ...

LONDON: The elimination of poliovirus as a global health threat might be delayed unless US funding cuts, which potentially ...

UN health agency chief says ceasefire enabled even more children to be reached than in previous rounds, including those who may have been missed due to security issues ...