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India’s journey from being the world’s epicentre of the most virulent viral disease to turning polio-free was nothing short of walking on eggshells with every step being taken with extreme caution. While some stray incidents of vaccine induced polio have been reported from towns, the country is by and large polio-free. How did we get there? This video will tell us more
New Delhi: India’s current polio-free status, declared in 2014, is known to be the most a significant global health achievement. However, polio still remains a looming threat in parts of the country. It was seen in 2024 when a case of vaccine-derived poliovirus was reported from Meghalaya. Since then epidemiologists in India have been working on complete eradication of the disease from India.
But the journey in itself has been noteworthy with many roadblocks coming India’s way. However, we achieved elimination status in 2011 and have maintained status quo on the same. In the video below, we can trace the journey from then to now.
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