Africa: Focus On Migration - the Downside of Polio Vaccine Checks

5 June 2014

In response to the cross-border spread of polio in Asia and Africa during the typically low-transmission season of January-April, the WHO has called for a coordinated international response.

A key recommendation is making polio-vaccination documents mandatory for anyone travelling out of ten countries in these regions where polio has been detected recently.

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