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Milestones Towards the Eradication of Polio

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / November 14, 2018 August 10, 2022 / AFM, AFP, Albert Sabin, Amish, Bob Sears, cVDPV, David Salamone, DDT, eradicated diseases, Global Polio Eradication Initiative, History of Vaccines, iron lung, John Enders, John Salamone, Jonas Salk, March of Dimes, polio, polio myths, polio outbreaks, polio survivor, polio vaccines, post-polio syndrome, provocation polio, Robin Cavendish, VAPP

Review all of the milestones on the long road to the eradication of polio, a goal we are close to reaching.

What Happens if We Stop Using Oral Polio Vaccines?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / December 9, 2019 December 9, 2019 / Barbara Loe Fisher, bOPV, cVDPV, Del Bigtree, eradicated diseases, IPV, John Salamone, OPV, Polio Endgame Strategy, polio eradication, polio vaccines, vaccine derived polio, wild polio

Don’t let anti-vaccine folks spoil the polio endgame.

Why Are the DPT and OPV Vaccines Still Used in Some Countries?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 9, 2018 September 9, 2018 / benefits, cVDPV, David Salamone, deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases, elimination, eradication, herd immunity, IPV, John Salamone, OPV, pre-vaccine era, risks, VAPP

As most folks know, neither the DPT nor OPV vaccines are used in the United States. That they are still used in other countries likely raises some questions for those folks that get them. Why Are the DPT and OPV Vaccines Still Used in Some Countries? As I am sure you have guessed, there is …

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