Malawi: Malawi Extends Polio Vaccination to 15-Year-Olds

[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi is extending the maximum age of children eligible for the polio vaccination from 5 to 15. Since the discovery last year of its first polio case 30 years after the country eradicated the disease, the number of cases has increased to five this year -- the latest victim being 14 years old.
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Polio Southern Africa Source Type: news