The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is ...

The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is ...

For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has travelled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children ...

Experts say challenges with vaccination programmes on the ground have led to the ongoing transmission of the wild polio virus ...

LAHORE: The national and provincial leadership has reaffirmed its commitment to ending polio in Pakistan by finalizing a ...

As polio appears again, decades after it was considered eliminated in the U.S., Americans unfamiliar with the dreaded disease need a primer on protecting themselves and their young children.

PESHAWAR: The 19th polio case for 2025 was confirmed in Pakistan after a five-month-old child tested positive for the virus ...

Health Ministry warns polio virus appears to be spreading, urges public to complete vaccine protocol to avoid infection.

Until recently, polio had been a relic of history in the U.S. Once a scourge that paralyzed or killed up to tens of thousands of children every year, the U.S. declared the disease officially ...

Post-polio syndrome affects 25–40% of polio survivors decades after their initial illness, according to the CDC. "I have to guard my energy," she said at the time.

To stop polio in Britain, the U.S. and Israel, what is needed is more vaccination, experts say. That is something Columbia University's Barrett worries could be challenging in the COVID-19 era.

Polio, 1955: Before eradication, a tragic mistake While it's not a perfect comparison to the COVID-19 vaccine program, "the closest thing in my experience is the polio vaccine rollout," Najara said.