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World Polio Day: "Vaccine-derived" polio, eradication, and surveillance

World Polio Day: "Vaccine-derived" polio, eradication, and surveillance

FromThe Lancet Voice


World Polio Day: "Vaccine-derived" polio, eradication, and surveillance

FromThe Lancet Voice

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Oct 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What does it mean that polio was found in wastewater in London and New York? What is “vaccine-derived” polio? What does eradication mean, and how will we achieve it? On this World Polio Day, Dr. Ananda Bandyopadhyay, deputy director of the polio team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, explains the most up-to-date information and maps out the future of tackling polio.Read The Lancet's recent editorial on polio eradication:Polio eradication: falling at the final hurdle?Read the recent article on detecting polio in London:Sustained detection of type 2 poliovirus in London sewage between February and July, 2022, by enhanced environmental surveillanceYou can continue the conversation with Jessamy and Gavin on Twitter by following them at @JessamyBagenal and @GavinCleaver.
Released:
Oct 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Lancet Voice is a fortnightly podcast from the Lancet family of journals. Lancet editors and their guests unravel the stories behind the best global health, policy and clinical research of the day―and what it means for people around the world. Each episode seeks to inform, challenge, and delight listeners with stories at the crossroads of health, science, policy and current global affairs.