Analysis: How Polio Eradication in Africa Can Inform the Global COVID-19 Response
Michele Barry & Lucas Oliver Oswald
The global health community recently celebrated the eradication of wild poliovirus from the African continent.
We have come a long way in this worldwide effort. Wild poliovirus — not to be confused with the exceedingly rare instances of vaccine-derived poliovirus — was once present throughout the world. Today, it is endemic in only two countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
We should reflect on this achievement and on lessons learned from polio eradication that can be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo courtesy of Sanofi Pasteur.
Source: Stanford Medicine (link opens in a new window)
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