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23Aug 2024
UNDERSTANDING VACCINE-DERIVED POLIO AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
Why in the News? A recent case of vaccine-derived polio (VDPV) has been reported in a two-year-old child from Tikrikilla, Meghalaya, marking the first known case of its kind in the region. While India has successfully eradicated wild polio, the emergence of VDPV raises concerns about vaccine strategies and public health measures. Source : Hindu …
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