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Rethinking the Polio Endgame

Leslie Roberts

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Abstract

One of the toughest conundrums for the long-running Global Polio Eradication Initiative has been whether and when it would be safe to stop vaccinating once they deem the virus gone. Now, the thinking is undergoing a major shift.

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One of the toughest conundrums for the long-running Global Polio Eradication Initiative has been whether and when it would be safe to stop vaccinating once they deem the virus gone. Now, the thinking is undergoing a major shift.

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One of the toughest conundrums for the long-running Global Polio Eradication Initiative has been whether and when it would be safe to stop vaccinating once they deem the virus gone. Now, the thinking is undergoing a major shift.

Key concepts: Chess endgame, Poliomyelitis, Poliomyelitis eradication, Virology, Disease Eradication, Political science, Medicine, Poliovirus

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