Posted by Joseph Beaulieu
 
 

Dear Joseph,
 
I know that many of you like to keep up to date with news about Rotary’s first priority – polio eradication.  Well, I have some good news for you.
 
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an Emergency Use Listing recommendation for the type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2). This will allow rollout of the vaccine for limited initial use in countries affected by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreaks.
 
This two-minute video explains more: https://youtu.be/lPdqdUZQhFA .