[NVIC] News: Polio Despite Vaccination, in India.

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NVICNews <news wrote: <news[NVIC] Polio Despite VaccinationWed, 12 Apr 2006 11:55:48 -0400news (NVICNews)E-NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTERVienna, Virginia http://www.nvic.org* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *UNITED WAY/COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN#8122* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *"Protecting the health and informed consent rights of children since 1982." ==========================================================================================BL Fisher Note:The live oral polio vaccine can cause vaccine strain polio when a child issuffering from immune deficiency or other health problems. Poor, undernourished children in India and Africa and other developing countries

oftenare vaccinated repeatedly with the live oral polio vaccine (OPV) withoutregard for individual health, including the presence of autoimmunity,vitamin deficiency or other coinciding viral and bacterial infections. Goodhealth is not dependent upon vaccination but more on quality of life,including the quality of water, air, food, and access to appropriate healthcare. Polio will not be eradicated in these countries by siimply repeatedlypouring vaccine down the throats of children living in substandard livingconditions.http://www/ibnlive.com/article.php?id=7992§ion_id=3Only vaccination will not curb polioMeetu JainCNN-IBNShan-e-Ali had been given 15 doses of polio vaccine since his birth, yet hesuffers from polio. Moradabad: Shan-e-Ali had been given 15 doses of poliovaccine since his birth. There was no chance that he would suffer frompolio. However, the one-and-a-half-year-old is

now paralysed below thewaist."He didn't miss it a single time," says Shan-e-Ali's mother, Shannu.What is surprising is that all the cases of polio that have been detected inIndia in the past few years, have contracted it despite being vaccinated.The polio vaccine is meant to target three strains of polio - P1, P2 and P3.In 2005, 66 new cases of polio were detected, 62 of which were of the P1strain.It was then that the government introduced the monovalent vaccine, whichtargets this particular strain. But despite the introduction of the newvaccine, 16 new cases of polio were detected in 2006. All of these were ofthe P1 type."In the areas where these cases were detected, we have not been given themonovalent vaccine and now the problem is not there anymore," HealthMinister, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss said.Most of the cases of polio are reported from the high risk endemic areas

ofUP and Bihar. This is a clear indicator of the fact that in theeffectiveness of the vaccine is under question where issues of nutrition andsanitation are not being addressed alongside.Associate Professor, JNU Ritu Priya, says, "You need a twin approach.Vaccination plus sanitation, nutrition and clean drinking water. Onlyvaccination will not curb polio."More than Rs 3,000 crore have already been spent on the pulse polioprogramme. India has pushed the target of complete polio eradication by ayear to 2007. But the question is - will this deadline be met?=============================================News is a free service of the National Vaccine InformationCenter and is supported through membership donations. Learn more about vaccines, diseases and how to protect your informed consent rights http://www.nvic.orgBecome a member and support NVIC's

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