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Stories about: polio

Massive Polio Vaccination Campaign Starts in Nigeria A massive vaccination campaign is scheduled to start in Nigeria on November 30th, as the country's number of new polio cases rose again as compared to last year. Currently, the nation is one of the 4 countries in the world – next to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India – not to have eradicated the in... 26 November 2008 07:10 GMT Google Funded a Film About Polio Cases Worldwide Though polio is a disease that has been thoroughly wiped out in developed countries, it still wrecks havoc in underdeveloped nations, such as India, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. In an attempt to raise public awareness on the matter in the West, Google.org partially funded the Vermilion Films company, which in t... 20 November 2008 11:08 GMT New Polio Vaccine for Nigeria Type 1 polio could be completely eliminated in Nigeria if the new vaccine reaches enough children in time. This new drug is four times more efficient against all types of polio than any other medication out there today. Considering that Nigeria is one of the last four remaining countries in the world that have not wi... 16 October 2008 03:59 GMT