New polio vaccine more effective in reducing disease

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A new vaccine against the polio virus has helped reduce the number of cases by more than 90%.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11621842

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Mass vaccination campaigns have led to the number of polio endemic countries falling from 125 in 1988 to just four in 2005. This meant an actual drop in cases from 350,000 to just 1,606 in 2009.

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It appears that the new vaccine is about 30% more effective in protecting against polio than the most commonly used vaccine to date.

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The new vaccine and improved immunisation programmes appear to be responsible for this significant decrease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Dr Roland Sutter, from the WHO and the lead author of the study, told BBC News: "This (new) vaccine could get us over the top and get us to the finish line for eradication.

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YEAH! :bounce: WOO HOO! :woohoo:

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1. Nowhere in the story does it say who makes the vaccine.

Hmmmm....

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2. Link To The Summary At The Lancet

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2810%2961230-5/fulltext

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