A more affordable, lower-risk polio vaccine is on the horizon, research led by the University of Leeds has found.

Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has expressed concern over the growing number of poliovirus cases in Sindh, directing authorities to submit a detailed report on families refusing vaccinations, ...

The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed detection of ...

Pakistan's Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the country's National Institute of Health has confirmed ...

“The lab confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in sewage samples of Multan, Bahawalpur, Lahore, D.G. Khan, Kasur, Dera Bugti, Lasbela, Quetta, Sibi, South Waziristan Lower, ...

Poliovirus has been detected in sewerage lines across 12 districts in three Pakistani provinces. The National Institute of ...

Also, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) is meeting this week to discuss polio vaccines and other ...

ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed ...

Researchers have taken a major step towards producing a more affordable and lower-risk polio vaccine using virus-like ...

There’s another form of the vaccine called the oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV). It contains weakened virus. OPV is used in other countries where the risk of polio is high. It's easier to give to a ...

“The lab confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in sewage samples of Multan, Bahawalpur, Lahore, D.G. Khan, Kasur, Dera Bugti, Lasbela, Quetta, Sibi, South Waziristan ...

Pakistan's Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the country's National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of poliovirus in sewerage lines across 12 districts of ...