Protocol versus practice of supplementary immunization activity (SIA) for polio eradication in Pakistan

Highlights • Currently oral polio vaccine is made extensively available in Pakistan. • Children are getting more vaccine dose than required. • Subsequently risk of vaccine-derived poliovirus could increase many fold. • With all efforts towards polio eradication, other routine vaccinations get delaye...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2015-06, Vol.33 (29), p.3270-3270
1. Verfasser:	Sheikh, Ali Sibtain Farooq
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allergy and Immunology Animals Child Child, Preschool Children & youth Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus Disease Eradication Eradication Humans Immunization Immunization - methods Inactivated polio vaccine Oral polio vaccine Pakistan Pakistan - epidemiology Polio Poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis - epidemiology Poliomyelitis - prevention & control Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated - administration & dosage Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated - immunology Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral - administration & dosage Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral - immunology Supplementary immunization activity Vaccines
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Currently oral polio vaccine is made extensively available in Pakistan. • Children are getting more vaccine dose than required. • Subsequently risk of vaccine-derived poliovirus could increase many fold. • With all efforts towards polio eradication, other routine vaccinations get delayed. • Cross-referencing and tracking of vaccinated pool should be made more effective.
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.01.067