Home » Posts tagged with "Global Polio Eradication Initiative"


New Polio Vaccine Linked to Paralysis Outbreaks in Africa: Officials Confirm 7 Children Paralyzed

Post Pic
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi have announced that seven children have been paralyzed by vaccine-derived polio linked to the nOPV2 polio vaccine, which was developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Gates Foundation, a GPEI partner, funded the development and clinical trials for the nOPV2 vaccine.... 
Copyright © 2009 The European Union Times – Breaking News, Latest News. All rights reserved.