Use of a fractional dose of inactivated polio vaccine (fIPV) to increase IPV coverage among children under 5 years of age in Somalia

Use of a fractional dose of inactivated polio vaccine (fIPV) to increase IPV coverage among children under 5 years of age in Somalia

Abstract Background Global efforts reduced incidence of polio cases from 350,000 in 1988 to 22 cases in 2022 globally. There have been no wild poliovirus (WPV) cases seen in Somalia since August 2014. However, in 2017, there was a surge in the number of cases of circulating vaccine-derived polioviru...

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Main Authors: Khaliif Nouh, Abdirizak Haga, Kyandindi Sumaili, Muhammad Farid, Mohamed Alin, Mukhtar Shube, Abdirizak Abshir, Mohamed Hiirad, Muhyadeen Ahmed, Ahmed Bile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Global and Public Health
Subjects:
Vaccination
Fractional inactivated polio vaccine
Campaign
Somalia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-024-00044-7

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