Polio Today: State of the Global Eradication Program and Modern Strategy of WHO on Immunization

The review presents data on the current stature of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative of the WHO. The success of its implementation mainly depends on the solutions of the problems associated with continuing use of trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV): vaccine- associated paralytic poliomyeli...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O. E. Ivanova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Numikom LLC 2015-04-01
Series:Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.epidemvac.ru/jour/article/view/41
Description
Summary:The review presents data on the current stature of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative of the WHO. The success of its implementation mainly depends on the solutions of the problems associated with continuing use of trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV): vaccine- associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP) and vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV). The information about the polio immunization strategy proposed by WHO in «Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013 - 2018» is presented.
ISSN:2073-3046
2619-0494