An outbreak of polio is declared over

As we mark European Immunization Week – WHO confirms that a polio outbreak in Tajikistan has ended following a comprehensive response. We speak with Dr Shahin Huseynov to find out how this was achieved. While Dr Siddhartha Datta speaks about the importance of vaccine equity as we continue to face COVID-19.

SHOW NOTES: 

• Comprehensive outbreak response successfully stops spread of polio in Tajikistan: https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/28-04-2022-comprehensive-outbreak-response-successfully-stops-spread-of-polio-in-tajikistan
• European Immunization Week 2022: https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/events/item/2022/04/24/default-calendar/european-immunization-week-2022
• European Immunization Week 2022 – celebrating progress and addressing new challenges in the control of vaccine-preventable diseases: https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/26-04-2022-but-for-the-covid-19-vaccine--i-might-not-be-here-now----the-difference-the-jab-has-made-to-someone-at-high-risk-of-severe-disease
• “But for the COVID-19 vaccine, I might not be here now” – the difference the jab has made to someone at high risk of severe disease: https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/25-04-2022-european-immunization-week-2022---celebrating-progress-and-addressing-new-challenges-in-the-control-of-vaccine-preventable-diseases