Tag Archives: John Morrison

If you have been following these End Polio Now articles you know that there are only three countries left to be declared Polio-free.  Since we have been fighting this battle for some many years we have an excellent surveillance system in place to keep in close touch with countries around the world.  We have gained a lot of experience in many difficult ...

Overall, since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was launched, the number of cases has fallen over 99%, an amazing improvement over 30 years. In 1994, the WHO Region of the Americas was certified polio-free, followed by the WHO Western Pacific Region in 2000 and the WHO European Region in June 2007.  On 27 March 2014, the WHO South-East Asia Region ...

Of the three original strains of wild poliovirus (type 1, Type 2, and Type 3), wild poliovirus Type 2 was eradicated in 1999, and no cases of wild poliovirus Type 3 have been found since the last reported case in Nigeria in November 1999. (In order for a country to be declared polio free, it must have zero cases for ...

Rotary International has declared October 24, 2018, World Polio Day.   Did you know?  Prior to the discovery of an oral vaccine, only registered medical people could give an inoculation with a needle.  Now anyone can administer the two life-saving drops. Poliomyelitis (polio) mainly affects children under five years of age. One in 200 infections leads to paralysis.  Among those paralyzed, 5 ...

Rotary International has declared October 24, 2018, World Polio Day.  To be part of this occasion the Rotary Club of Wawa will be hosting a special event.  Stay Tuned! Each week from now until October 12th we will be submitting a column on Wawa-news citing the progress over the years of the Polio Eradication Program undertaken by Rotary International in the late ...

I just came back (Friday August 25, 4 p.m.) from a walk on Driftwood Beach.  My old legs told me that one third of the way down the beach was far enough. I am absolutely amazed at the lack of litter so far this fishing season…. Well done!  I DID pick up two partial lure plastic bags, a couple of bottle caps, ...