On February 10, 2026, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) prequalified a new novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (“nOPV2”) product. The newly prequalified product will be manufactured by Biological E.

The recent detection of circulating variant poliovirus type 2 (cVPV2) in Adamawa State has prompted Authorities to intensify ...

Biological E's novel oral type 2 polio vax gets WHO phase II PQ HYDERABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted Phase II pre-qualification (PQ) to Biological E (BE)’s novel oral polio ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Reuters) -The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been ...

UK health officials are urging people who may not be up to date on their polio shots to get vaccinated after poliovirus was found during routine surveillance of London sewage samples. Investigations ...

Malawi’s Health Ministry said that it's using the novel oral polio vaccine that’s designed to stop circulating vaccine-derived Type 2 outbreaks. “It’s very important that we do the vaccine now, ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has declared its support for the World Health Organization’s Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The major ...

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that Circulating Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus Type 2 (cVDPV2) was discovered at Gwallaga mosque area linking three wards of Makama B, Hardo and Dankade areas of ...

The Ministry of Health has issued a statement reassuring the public that Botswana remains polio-free, with no confirmed cases of poliovirus reported to date.However, the detection of circulating ...