The resurgence of polio: The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on polio eradication

F Niaz; S Tariq; M S Rana; A J Nashwan; I Fatima; Y Afzal; R Tariq

doi:10.1016/j.jemep.2022.100858

The resurgence of polio: The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on polio eradication

Ethics Med Public Health. 2023 Feb:26:100858. doi: 10.1016/j.jemep.2022.100858. Epub 2022 Nov 24.

Authors

F Niaz¹, S Tariq¹, M S Rana², A J Nashwan³, I Fatima¹, Y Afzal¹, R Tariq¹

Affiliations

¹ Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
² National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan.
³ Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.

No abstract available

Keywords: Covid-19; GPEI, Global Polio Eradication Initiative; IPV, Injected Poliovirus Vaccine; OPV, Oral Poliovirus Vaccine; Poliomyelitis; Re-emergence; Vaccination; Virus; WHO, World Health Organization; WPV, Wild Poliovirus; cVDPV, circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus.