Data on the number of cases for these diseases from the pre-vaccine era is hard to come by, and even the case counts are ...

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 ...

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

A more affordable, lower-risk polio vaccine is on the horizon, research led by the University of Leeds has found.

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

Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his ...

The Trump administration is impeding the National Institutes of Health-backed science that enabled treatment of ...

Patna: Despite achieving more than 75% immunisation coverage for most vaccines, Bihar continues to struggle with low coverage for the polio vaccine (zero dose) administered at birth with only 59.8 ...

Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, health officials said on Friday, posing a setback ...

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, health officials said on Friday, posing a setback to the country’s efforts to eradicate a ...

Pakistan Reports 2 New Polio Cases of the Year Despite Anti-Polio Drives ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, health officials ...