Polio
US Senator McConnell discharged from hospital but not yet 'cleared' to return to work
“I’m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors’ orders," McConnell said in a statement.
Gaza humanitarian efforts reach key milestone as UNICEF vaccinates some 13,000 children
Wild form of polio found in German sewage sample, Hamburg city authority says
Israel to move 100,000 tents to new humanitarian area ahead of Gaza City push
Bill Gates urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to eradicate polio
Success in reducing case numbers worldwide has been largely due to intense national and regional immunisation campaigns in babies and children.
BGU researchers develop better model to detect and control polio outbreaks
There are still three countries in the world that have not eradicated polio and large numbers of the population are not vaccinated against it.
Pakistan to fight Polio with 'Burka Avenger'
Pakistan was the only country in the world to see a rise in the number of Polio cases in 2014.
Health Ministry claims victory over wild polio virus
Latest tests show no sign of virus; ministry reinstates polio vaccine to children's routine immunization schedule.
Syrian government left rebel-held site of polio outbreak out of 2012 vaccination campaign
Public health researchers say missing out the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor contributed to the reemergence there of polio.
Wild polio virus outbreak in Syria does not affect Israel, says Health Ministry
The WHO says it and UNICEF organization are committing to vaccinating all Syrian children.
Lebanon to vaccinate all children under 5 after suspected polio cases in Syria
WHO says 22 people have symptom of disease in eastern Syria; Lebanon hosts more than 700,000 Syrian refugees.
Ministry returns OPV to vaccine schedule
Oral polio vaccine will again be given to all babies, after being discontinued 9 years ago when the virus was deemed no longer a threat.
Health Ministry: Oral polio vaccine seems to have begun killing wild virus
Ministry underlines that all unvaccinated children up to ten years must still get drops.
Does Jewish law mandate vaccinations?
The Torah commands us not to stand idly over someone else’s blood, thereby imposing a responsibility to care for others.