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Japan boosts polio fight with K18m grant
25 Feb 2026 06:33 GMT
Health minister Elias Kapavore with Japanese ambassador Mochizuki Hisonobu at the press conference on Tuesday (Image: NBC News / Suli Suli)
The Japanese Government has committed K18 million to Papua New Guinea’s national fight against the poliovirus.
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Zambia declares polio outbreak after virus detection
25 Feb 2026 06:57 GMT
… no confirmed clinical cases of polio-related paralysis have been reported … Health Organization to roll out vaccination campaigns targeting all children under …
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Florida Senate advances bill expanding vaccine exemptions
25 Feb 2026 05:14 GMT
… to remove certain mandatory vaccines like polio, measles, or tetanus, … begun rescinding requirements for vaccines such as Hepatitis B … all patients regardless of vaccination status, a significant … inclusion of ivermectin, a drug largely discredited for COVID- …
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Spain's Mpox Surge Continues in Madrid Over Vaccination Gaps
25 Feb 2026 03:45 GMT
… campaigns.
The MVA-BN (JYNNEOS) vaccine has proven effective in reducing … , has intensified efforts, including enhanced vaccination drives, contact tracing, and community … included Spain in Measles and Polio Travel Health Notices, it does …
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Now We Have To Worry About A Polio Resurgence, Too?
24 Feb 2026 23:26 GMT
… Bob Kennedy's vaccine advisor is saying we … mandatory vaccines for children, experts are bracing for more polio … highly effective vaccines, doctors who have even seen polio cases … complications from paralysis.
In polio orthopedics, surgeons used to …
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WATCH: Democrats sue feds over childhood vaccine overhaul
24 Feb 2026 22:44 GMT
… developed nations structure their childhood vaccination schedules and consider “the … of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and Centers for Medicare … polio, pertussis, pneumococcal disease and tetanus.
Gone are recommendations for vaccines for …
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||Kharas Region hits 91% polio vaccination target
24 Feb 2026 22:34 GMT
… Region has achieved its polio vaccination campaign target, after a … first round of the polio vaccination since it started in … the second round of polio vaccinations, which kicked off this … Dr Sabwa described the polio vaccination campaign as successful amid …
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Zambia declares polio outbreak after virus detected in wastewater
24 Feb 2026 21:46 GMT
… no confirmed clinical cases of polio-related paralysis have been reported … World Health Organization to conduct vaccination campaigns targeting all children under …
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Freedom, Responsibility, and the Lessons Polio Taught Our Generation
24 Feb 2026 21:27 GMT
… story is why discussions about polio vaccination cannot be reduced to personal … individual liberty and collective protection.
Polio vaccination is no different.
Those of … prevention. When we advocate for polio vaccination, we are not dismissing freedom …
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Bill to expand vaccine exemptions for schoolkids advances in Florida Senate
24 Feb 2026 20:39 GMT
… provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, … without a prescription. The drug is seen by some as … “I don’t believe the drug is that dangerous to have … the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, polio, diphtheria, rubeola and tetanus, …