India again in the threat of Polio
Track all news of contaminated polio vaccines found in UP. After eradicated type 2 polio virus found in oral vaccine, India is again in the risk of Polio attack. The ministry has also alerted the Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra governments assuming a possible usage of the vaccine there.
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Will India still be considered 'polio free'?
The Wire [5 years ago]News broke this week that vials of oral polio vaccine were found to be “contaminated” with the polio virus. The virus was first found in the stool samples of two children out of hundreds to whom the vaccine was administered.
Explainer: How Bad Is the 'Polio Vaccine Contamination' Controversy?
The alarm is warranted – the virus was found in the stool samples of two children out of hundreds to whom the vaccine was administered. Will India still be considered 'polio free'?
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Ghaziabad-based pharmaceutical company is Banned to supply and manufacture polio vaccines
NDTV [5 years ago]"The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) immediately filed an FIR and issued notice to the company asking it to stop manufacturing and supplying till further orders. The MD of the company was immediately arrested," it said.
After Contamination, Pharma Company Banned From Producing Polio Vaccines
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said it has banned a Ghaziabad-based pharmaceutical company from supplying and manufacturing polio vaccines after traces of type-2 polio virus were found in some batches last week.
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Polio surveillance enhanced - Health Ministry
Financial Express [5 years ago]The Health Ministry on Wednesday said surveillance has been enhanced in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana after traces of Polio Virus Type 2 were found in some batches of oral polio vaccine, and asserted the country remains polio-free.
Polio surveillance enhanced in UP, Maharashtra, Telangana, says Health Ministry
The Health Ministry on Wednesday said surveillance has been enhanced in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana after traces of Polio Virus Type 2 were found in some batches of oral polio vaccine, and asserted the country remains polio-free.
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Minimal risk of children contracting the polio virus in India from a tainted vaccines - WHO
reuters.com [5 years ago]A spokeswoman for the WHO, said any risk to children was “minimal” due to the high routine polio immunization coverage in India. The WHO funds and supports India’s polio-control programme.
WHO plays down risk to Indian children from tainted polio vaccine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that there was minimal risk of children contracting the polio virus in India from a tainted batch of vaccines.
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Polio virus in Mumbai sewage
Times of India [5 years ago]A trigger for the country's ongoing fear of polio resurgence could be a sewage sample from Mumbai that tested positive for the second strain of polio virus in August.
Polio virus in Mumbai sewage sparks fear - Times of India
A trigger for the country's ongoing fear of polio resurgence could be a sewage sample from Mumbai that tested positive for the second strain of polio
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Officials not to use ‘contaminated’ polio vaccine
Times of India [5 years ago]
Officials not to use ‘contaminated’ polio vaccine - Times of India
JAIPUR: The state has directed its officials not to use polio vaccines ‘contaminated’ with type 2 polio virus.
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WHO plays down risk to Indian children from tainted polio vaccine
reuters.com [5 years ago]
WHO plays down risk to Indian children from tainted polio vaccine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that there was minimal risk of children contracting the polio virus in India from a tainted batch of vaccines.
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Contaminated Polio Vaccines Given To Kids In Telangana, Maharashtra, UP
NDTV [5 years ago]The surveillance teams have also been asked to step up the monitoring of the children and keep a close watch for any symptoms. It needs to be seen how the virus behaves, a Health Ministry official said.
Contaminated Polio Vaccines Given To Kids In Telangana, Maharashtra, UP
Some vials of the oral polio vaccines contaminated with the type-2 polio virus were administered to children in Maharashtra and Telengana, besides Uttar Pradesh, Health Ministry officials confirmed.
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India’s ‘polio free’ status at risk
Times of India [5 years ago]At least three batches of polio vaccines containing 1.5 lakh vials have been found contaminated with type 2 polio virus, putting at risk India’s “polio free” status as children born after April 2016 — when the type 2 virus was withdrawn worldwide including in India — do not have immunity to this particular virus, sources said. “Another major risk is of virus mutation, which is a common phenomenon in 3 to 6 months,” the official said.
Contaminated vaccines put India’s ‘polio free’ status at risk - Times of India
India News: At least three batches of polio vaccines containing 1.5 lakh vials have been found contaminated with type 2 polio virus. The health ministry and the W
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Ghaziabad pharma company director arrested
News X [5 years ago]The Ghaziabad Police on Friday arrested the director of a pharma company that manufactures polio vaccines after traces of Type-2 virus detected in some batches of its medicine, The Jansatta reported.
Ghaziabad pharma company director arrested after Type-2 virus detected in Polio vaccine - NewsX
The Ghaziabad Police on Friday arrested the director of a pharma company that manufactures polio vaccines after traces of Type-2 virus detected in some batches of its medicine, The Jansatta reported. An FIR has been filed against the company at Kavinagar
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Tainted polio drop found in India
Hindustan Times [5 years ago]
Tainted polio drop found in oral vaccine supplied by Ghaziabad pharma firm, one held
As the vaccine is part of the government’s universal immunisation programme, the ministry has issued directions for the immediate withdrawal of this particular manufacturer’s vaccine.
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WHO officially declares India ‘polio-free’
The Hindu [10 years ago]No polio cases were reported in India for the past three years.
WHO officially declares India ‘polio-free’
No polio cases were reported in India for the past three years
