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Polio re-emergence

The potential re-emergence of polio if childhood vaccine uptake falls substantially.

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Jan 16, 2026
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List all childhood vaccines evaluated in saline placebo–controlled randomized trials

A review of reporting and expert summaries shows that multiple childhood vaccines have been evaluated in randomized trials that used inert saline placebos—including large historic polio trials and lat...

Feb 1, 2026
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How many children were vaccinated in Gaza in 2025

Official reporting shows large, campaign-driven vaccination activity in during 2025 but different initiatives targeted different age groups and doses, making a single unique‑child total impossible to ...

Feb 1, 2026

How many unique children were targeted vs. reached in Gaza polio campaigns 2024–2025?

The available reporting does not provide a single, de-duplicated count of "unique" children targeted and vaccinated across all polio activities in 2024–2025; instead, agencies published target estimat...

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