Together, We End Polio!Terry Ziegler, Polio Update Newsletter Editor, Rotary Region 36
No new Wild Polio paralysis cases reported this week. We are now 5 weeks since the most recent report of a child being paralyzed by the Wild Polio Virus in Pakistan.
Quote of the Day –
Our Partner – UNICEF – Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years.
As the world’s largest vaccine supplier, UNICEF procures and distributes enough vaccines annually to immunize 45 percent of the world’s children. In 2023, UNICEF supplied 2.8 billion vaccine doses to 105 countries, up from just over 2 billion to 102 countries in 2020. Through widespread immunizations, polio is on the brink of eradication.
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
PAKISTAN No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Eleven Wild Polio cases reported in 2025. Seventy-four Wild Polio cases reported in 2024. Six Wild Polio Cases reported in 2023. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 5/07/25. No WPV1 Environmental Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
AFGHANISTAN No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Two Wild Polio cases reported in 2025. Twenty-five Wild Polio cases reported in 2024. Six Wild Polio Cases reported in 2023. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 3/09/25. No WPV1 Environmental Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
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