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Israel stops vaccinating against oral polio, for fear of resistant strains developing

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The Health Ministry has decided to phase out vaccinating with the bOPV component against polio, which is given orally as part of the routine vaccinations, due to concerns over the development of resistant polio strains.The decision was based on the fact that strain 3 of polio, against which the oral vaccine protects, has been mutated worldwide, and there is a possible risk that the oral component will lead to the development of resistant strains of strain 1 or 3.It was also found that the oral vaccine component does not protect against the VDPV2 strain that is currently common worldwide. The decision to stop the oral vaccine is in accordance with World Health Organization policy.The WHO is ...

Jerusalem Post     Oct 03, 2024