The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected ...

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Papua New Guinea reported the presence of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in healthy children from Lae ...

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The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and is calling for a vaccination campaign.

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Press Release - Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and WHO raise alarm over falling vaccine coverage and eroding trust, with measles cases at their highest since 2020 ...

had been detected in the stool specimens of two healthy children in Papua New Guinea on May 9. The detection of wild poliovirus or vaccine-derived poliovirus, including from samples taken from ...