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

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 ...

It is pausing a program we lead that provides more than 400,000 polio vaccinations every month in African countries, putting ...

A large-scale polio vaccination campaign brought hope to Gaza's children. A new blockade on further humanitarian aid delivery threatens emergency relief efforts.

Polio has emerged as a major challenge in Pakistan. It is not simply a challenge in the health sector, but has also become ...

Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

The eradication of polio as a global health threat may face delays due to significant U.S. funding cuts, potentially ...

Geneva: A polio vaccination drive in Gaza reached more than 600,000 children, the head of the World Health Organization ...

The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday that mass polio vaccination would resume in Gaza on Saturday, targeting nearly 600,000 children, after the virus was again detected in the war ...

Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) is made from an inactive or killed virus. That means it can’t infect you. Kids in the U.S. get the IPV shot. So your child's overall risk of getting polio from ...