ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, health officials said on Friday, posing a setback to the country’s efforts to eradicate a ...

Pakistan Reports 2 New Polio Cases of the Year Despite Anti-Polio Drives ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, health officials ...

A significant change occurred following the Second World War, with the development of antibiotics and vaccines for the treatment and prevention of everything from polio to measles, mumps, and ...

On February 23, 1954, the world’s first-ever polio vaccine was administered in Pittsburgh, United States. This day is also significant because the Gutenberg Bible was first published in Germany, ...

A third mass polio vaccination campaign began in Gaza on Saturday, AFP journalists reported, with the aim of delivering the first dose to nearly 600,000 children across the Palestinian territory.

A spokesperson from McConnell’s team assured the public that he was “fine” and pointed out that the “lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of ...

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Wednesday (Feb 19) that mass polio vaccination would resume in Gaza on Saturday, targeting nearly 600,000 children, after the virus was again detected in ...

The World Health Organization, WHO, on Wednesday said that a mass campaign to vaccinate children against polio in Gaza would resume on Saturday, with over half a million children targeted.

What Is the Polio Vaccine? The polio vaccine or shot helps stop the spread of polio. The U.S. uses the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). It's one of two types of polio vaccinations to prevent ...

Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian government launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign on Wednesday, targeting more than 13.8 million children. The Ethiopia Public Health Institute (EPHI ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A health worker, right, administers a polio vaccine to a child at a neighborhood in Peshawar, Pakistan ...