The ghost of polio haunts us once again. The appeal of the scientific community is clear: "Vaccinate your kids today!"

CONCLUSION: The appeal to vaccinate children against polio is crucial, as prevention through vaccination is the only defense against the disease. We think that an efficient vaccination campaign can positively influence the process of eliminating the virus. At the same time, however, it demonstrates that simply lowering one's guard can quickly lead to a resurgence of polio cases. Hence, until polio is eradicated, we can be sure that contagion by the wild virus and the risk of vaccine-derived poliovirus will remain possible.PMID:37495489 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.07.029
Source: Vaccine - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Source Type: research