Health
‘Race against time’: Fears eradication of polio delayed by coronavirus pandemic – SBS News
Efforts to eradicate polio across the globe have been hindered by a pause in the vaccination program and a funding shortfall due to COVID-19.
Health experts fear that the planned global eradication of potentially-fatal polio has been delayed by COVID-19, and a resurgence of the condition could be felt in Australia.
The coronavirus pandemic has diverted polio resources in more than 55 countries, including Asia-Pacific nations and Papua New Guinea, where the virus briefly reappeared in 2018 after almost two decades.
The World Health Organization-backed global polio eradication initiative, estimated to have saved 1.5 million lives and prevented…
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