A more affordable, lower-risk polio vaccine is on the horizon, research led by the University of Leeds has found.

University of Leeds researchers have taken a major step towards producing a more affordable and lower-risk polio vaccine using virus-like particles (VLPs). These particles mimic the outer protein ...

Scientists have developed a vaccine using virus-like particles (VLPs), which mimic the poliovirus but do not contain any genetic material. This removes the risk of infection while still triggering an ...

POLIO has emerged as a major challenge in Pakistan. It is not simply a challenge in the health sector, but has also become ...

Five countries reported polio cases this week, including Pakistan, which reported three cases of wild poliovirus type (WPV1), ...

Coverage with measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP), polio, and varicella, or chickenpox vaccines, all declined in more than 30 states last year compared with ...

US-based PharmaJet, a company dedicated to enhancing injectable performance through needle-free injection technology, has ...

Topline data were announced from a phase 2/3 trial evaluating Flebogamma 5% DIF (immune globulin intravenous ) in patients with post-polio syndrome (PPS).

Funding cuts, including the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, threaten the global fight against polio. Over $133 million expected ...

Grifols has announced positive results from its phase 2/3 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of intravenous ...

Unicef’s polio grant was terminated as the US State Department cut 90 per cent of USAid’s grants worldwide. Read more at ...

Pakistan remains one of the few countries where polio remains endemic, alongside Afghanistan. Despite extensive efforts by the government, international organizations, and health workers, the ...