Polio. It’s Happened Again, Right Here in the US.
Vaccines can’t do their job if people don’t take them, and the young man from New York was not vaccinated. That’s why polio is happening again.
Eradicating Polio with Paul A. Offit, MD (Video)
A Polio Network interview with Paul A. Offit, MD
Why Haven’t We Eradicated Polio? (Video)
"If we’ve had vaccines for the polio virus for almost 70 years, why haven’t we been able to fully eradicate it from the globe?" Sci Show Video
2022 New York Polio Case: Why and What Does It Mean? (Video)
“In this video, Dr. Paul Offit discusses the history of polio and the polio vaccines — inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) and oral polio vaccine (OPV). He explains why in rare instances OPV reverts to wildtype virus and the mechanism by which unvaccinated individuals can also get paralytic polio.”
The Promise (Video)
In 1985 Rotary launched PolioPlus to immunize every child in the world against polio.
Working with our partners and members of the global health community, together we will end polio. We MUST stay the course.
The GPEI is FAR bigger than eradicating one horrible disease. (Video)
The GPEI (Global Polio Eradication Initiative) polio program delivers more than the polio vaccine.
Polio health workers also respond to malaria, Ebola, measles, and now COVID-19 – strengthening health systems and working toward improved health for all.