Polio Stories
A new version of the polio vaccine doesn’t involve scientists handling live virus, which is a huge step for safety.
Lots of presidents are known for their achievements, massive failures, and deaths. For some, however, the chronic medical conditions they battled through their lives show another side to their stories.
After an official outbreak of Acute Flaccid Myelitis two years ago, the polio-like illness may hit record highs in the U.S. in 2016.
Why have some parents chosen to not vaccinate their children?
Pakistan had the highest number of new polio cases in the world last year.
In a huge immunization effort in 150 countries, health teams will on Sunday launch what they hope will be the final push against polio.
A team of researchers believe they've created a safer version of the polio vaccine to be used once the disease is finally eradicated in the wild.
Two cases of polio were confirmed in Ukraine earlier this year, but it could signal a larger outbreak among unvaccinated children.
The World Health Organization now recommends switching to a polio vaccine that only targets types 1 and 3, as type 2 has not been detected since 1999.
Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralyzed by polio, the first outbreak of the disease in Europe since 2010.
A man's polio vaccine mutated in his gut into a much more virulent strain of the virus and has caused concern for eradication efforts.
Pakistan authorities have arrested hundreds of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against polio.