What is vaccine-derived polio and what are the available vaccines against poliovirus?
August 23, 2024
What is vaccine-derived polio and what are the available vaccines against poliovirus? Sub: Sci Sec: Health Context: A two-year-old child in Tikrikilla, Meghalaya has been infected with vaccine-derived polio. This is not a case of wild poliovirus, but an infection that presents in some people with low immunity, the Union Health Ministry said. […]