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Polio Eradication in India: the Journey so Far


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1 Department of Community Medicine Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
2 Senior Resident AIIMS, Delhi, India
3 Medical Officer HCMS, India
4 Psychologist Rohtak, India
 

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In 1985, there were estimated 2 lakh polio cases in the country in the wake of which polio vaccine was universalized and integrated in the universal immunization programme for administration across the country. In 1995, when pulse polio programme was launched, there were still an estimated 50,000 polio cases in the country. In 2005, the NPSP conducted independent verification of VE using field epidemiology, for the first time, and re-discovered that 3 doses of t OPV provided protection to no more than 30% of children against WPV types 1 and 3.

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Polio Eradication,immunization Programme
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Authors

Vinod Kumar
Department of Community Medicine Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
Pardeep Khanna
Department of Community Medicine Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
Garima Shivhare
Department of Community Medicine Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
Mukesh Nagar
Senior Resident AIIMS, Delhi, India
Pooja
Medical Officer HCMS, India
Poonam Rani
Psychologist Rohtak, India

Abstract


In 1985, there were estimated 2 lakh polio cases in the country in the wake of which polio vaccine was universalized and integrated in the universal immunization programme for administration across the country. In 1995, when pulse polio programme was launched, there were still an estimated 50,000 polio cases in the country. In 2005, the NPSP conducted independent verification of VE using field epidemiology, for the first time, and re-discovered that 3 doses of t OPV provided protection to no more than 30% of children against WPV types 1 and 3.

Keywords


Polio Eradication,immunization Programme