Follow the latest news on Rotary's efforts to eradicate polio, every week. Here is a link to the latest cases - updated every week. See the country-specific section and more details, right here at http://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-now/this-week/. For the headlines. please Read more.....
Polio this week as of February 22, 2023
Headlines:
nOPV2 rollout: Approximately 585 million doses of nOPV2 have been administered across 27 countries under its WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to date. An additional 14 countries have met the requirements for nOPV2 use in the event of an outbreak. Visit the nOPV2 web page for more information.
- “We believe that it is possible to achieve the national and global immunization targets including eradication and elimination goals. Progress in meeting immunization targets, we believe, is a driver for equitable health outcomes for children, mothers and the population as a whole,” – Dr Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone. Read more…
- Global Wild Polio Virus cases to 2017 through to Feb 21, 2023: see: https://polioeradication.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/weekly-polio-analyses-WPV-20230221.pdf