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Ending Use of Oral Poliovirus Vaccine — A Difficult Move in the Polio Endgame

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Ending Use of Oral Poliovirus Vaccine The global health community has taken the first step toward eliminating use of oral poliovirus vaccine: switching from trivalent to bivalent vaccine. The polio endgame requires monitoring the effects on circulating viruses, followed by other challenging steps.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1808903

Author: Mark A. Pallansch

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Language: English

Topic: Viral Infections and Immunology Research

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institutes of Health