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US warns of new outbreak of Polio-like illness in children later this year: CDC
AFM is a medical emergency and patients should seek immediate medical care, even in areas with high novel coronavirus incidence
19 Aug 2021 2:26 PM
Pak demands FB to block accounts post false propaganda against polio vaccines
Rumours swirled over social media that a one-year-old girl had died after she was administrated with the polio vaccines.
28 Aug 2019 11:34 AM
Polio cases on the rise in Pakistan, 5 more victims confirmed
The youngest victim to polio is merely 22-months-old. While polio is highly infectious, it is easily preventable by the polio vaccine.
07 Aug 2019 3:59 PM
Anti-vax Fawad is a health risk
Actor Fawad Khan, who lives in Lahore, recently allegedly resisted a move by authorities to give oral polio vaccine to his daughter.
26 Feb 2019 1:18 AM
A stirring piece: Bill Gates lauds Amitabh Bachchan on Twitter; here's how he reacted
The Microsoft co-founder took to Twitter on praise the megastar with the latter acknowledging it in typical style.
08 May 2018 10:36 AM
Stephen Hawking was misdiagnosed, may have had polio, claims expert
Dr Christopher Cooper says famed physicist’s symptoms don’t align with those of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
21 Mar 2018 1:26 PM
Modern medicine infected by the virus of mistrust
Most damaging are a series of scandals involving inadequately vetted drugs, poor oversight by health officials, and attempted cover-ups.
26 Jan 2018 2:54 PM
Social media trends can predict vaccine scares
Mathematical theories used to predict tipping points in public health.
12 Dec 2017 3:05 PM
Novel patch can better deliver polio vaccines: study
The microscopic vaccine delivery platform called Nanopatch is a significant step forward in the efforts to rid the world of polio.
09 Oct 2017 3:06 PM
India beats polio vaccine crisis with new policy
India introduced IPV as part of global polio endgame strategy.
13 Jan 2017 1:44 AM
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