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Lee Sherry

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To eradicate polio once and for all, we need a new vaccine – that’s what we’re working on

Researchers are using virus-like particles to develop a safer, cheaper polio vaccine to help eradicate the disease once and for all.

11.04.2025 2

The Conversation

Lee Sherry

The Taliban suspends polio vaccine campaign in Afghanistan – here’s the likely impact

The Taliban recently announced that they are suspending its polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan. The announcement was made shortly before the...

23.09.2024 2

The Conversation

Lee Sherry

How did polio reemerge in Gaza after a quarter of a century? Q&A with a virologist

A ten-month-old boy in the Gaza Strip was recently paralysed by poliovirus – the first such case in the region this century. Israel and Hamas have...

03.09.2024 2

The Conversation

Lee Sherry