Dutse Emir says the polio vaccine is effective in building the immune system of children under five years of age, adding that ...

A study published last week suggests that, if vaccine uptake continues to decline, measles will soon be endemic again in the ...

While the Salk vaccine mostly eliminated polio in Virginia, a surprise outbreak led to a new push for immunization in ...

Total of 56 environmental samples collected, 34 samples tested negative, while 22 confirmed presence of polio virus ...

Researchers are using virus-like particles to develop a safer, cheaper polio vaccine to help eradicate the disease once and ...

Seventy years ago, a remarkable breakthrough changed the course of public health forever. On April 12, 1955, the world ...

World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Malawi polio-free following surveillance assessments that show no evidence of ...

Edo State will join the rest of the country in observing the National Immunization Plus Days scheduled to take place from May 3 to May 8, 2025. This was confirmed by Dr Eseigbe Efomon, ...

He stated this at launching of polio vaccine exercise organized by the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in ...

Officials say Pakistan has launched a weeklong second nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from ...

The oral dose is cheap and widely used but can cause paralytic polio in areas with low coverage and poor health. The new vaccine does away with this danger.