Africa: Statement of the Thirty-Second Polio IHR Emergency Committee
[WHO] The thirty-second meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 15 June 2022 with committee members and advisers attending via video conference, supported by the WHO Secretariat. The Emergency Committee reviewed the data on wild poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating vaccine derived polioviruses (cVDPV) in the context of global eradication of WPV and cessation of outbreaks of cVDPV2 (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 29, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
There May Be A New Polio Epidemic On Its Way- If So, What We Can Do: Part III
These outbreaks are evidence that the two polio vaccines currently in use are not sufficient to reach complete eradication, and the development of an even safer and more effective vaccine is essential. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & Source Type: news
Monkeypox Is Not a Global Emergency ‘At This Stage,’ WHO Says
(London) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.
In a statement Saturday, a WHO emergency committee said many aspects of the outbreak were “unusual” and acknowledged that monkeypox—which is endemic in some African countries—has been neglected for years.
“While a few members expressed differing views, the committee resolved by consensus to advise the WHO director-general that at this stage the outbreak should be determined to not constit...
Source: TIME: Health - June 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maria Cheng / AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health wire Source Type: news
WHO declines to label monkeypox a global emergency
After 2 days of deliberation, an advisory panel convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded the monkeypox outbreak that has spread to more than 50 countries does not yet warrant the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), its highest alert level. WHO currently has PHEIC declarations for polio and COVID-19, and many infectious disease scientists had expected one for monkeypox. Monkeypox is endemic in many African countries but has never before spread so widely on other continents; more than 4100 cases have been recorded so far.
“I am very surprised by the decision...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 25, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Polio: Virus found in London prompts misleading vaccine claims
What do these cases really tell us about the virus, which hasn't spread in the UK for decades? (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Polio virus detected in London sewage samples, BBC Health News
The UK Health Security Agency say the risk is low, but parents should ensure their children have been fully immunised against the disease. An inactivated polio vaccine is used in the UK as part of the routine childhood programme before age 1 year, at 3 years and 14 years. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Polio confusion as parents CAN'T tell if their children have been vaccinated
A call went out to British parents on Wednesday to check their polio jabs were up to date after the virus was detected in sewage and it emerged as few as a third of teens are vaccinated in some areas. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Polio: The age group that could risk ‘virulent virus’ in the UK - expert warning
POLIO has returned to the UK for the first time since 1984. Amid concerns of local transmission, health officials are warning people to make sure they're vaccines are up to date and receive their booster as a matter of urgency. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Polio ’s Arrival in the London Sewer System Is Worrying Experts
The U.K.’s most recent case of polio occurred in 1984, and the disease was declared formally eradicated there in 2004. But the country is on edge this week after the poliovirus was discovered in several sewage samples in London, giving rise to what government health officials call a “national incident.” No new cases of polio have been confirmed in the U.K. But according to an alert by the U.K. Health Security Agency, “it is likely there has been some spread between closely linked individuals in north and east London and they are shedding the type 2 poliovirus strain in their feces.” (There wer...
Source: TIME: Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
US polio vaccine coverage is SHORT of 95% threshold believed to be needed to control an outbreak
The US's polio vaccine coverage of 93% is not enough to meet the 95% threshold set by the WHO to control the virus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the world is STILL vulnerable to polio: Map reveals countries BELOW key vaccination threshold
Data from the World Health Organization shows 114 of 160 nations, including the UK and US, have not jabbed at least 95 per cent of their one-year-olds against polio. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccine urgency: life-threatening polio virus detected in UK sewage
PEOPLE are being urged to ensure their polio vaccines are up to date after an outbreak of the virus was detected in sewage samples. The condition can cause paralysis in rare cases and may be life-threatening. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Polio outbreak UK: Just a third of teens in some parts of London have had vaccine
Parents of unvaccinated children are to be contacted by the NHS as part of a targeted vaccine drive in London amid fears the disease could take off in the UK for the first time in decades. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How long does the polio vaccine last? What are the virus' symptoms?
UK health officials have found traces of a vaccine-derived version of the virus in sewage samples in parts of London and say it is 'likely' transmitting within the community. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Polio: How long does polio vaccine last? How to find out if you've had yours
POLIO has been detected in the UK for the first time since 1984, with the UK Health Security Agency has declared a national incident. How can you be sure you are vaccinated against the disease? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
