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Malawi vaccinates a new generation of children against polio, which still hasn’t been eradicated
Malawi uses a novel oral vaccine to deliver 1.7 million doses targeting children under five in eight districts to halt a circulating vaccine-derived Type 2 poliovirus outbreak.
- On Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, Malawi launched a vaccination campaign in Blantyre using the novel oral polio vaccine, delivering 1.7 million doses at schools and door-to-door targeting eight districts.
- Detection of vaccine-derived Type 2 in sewage samples in Blantyre last month triggered a WHO-required outbreak declaration in Malawi.
- Health workers, mainly women, visited schools and homes with small cooler boxes, while motorbikes extended outreach, and officials held open-air events, where Dr. Akosua Sika Ayisi said, "Polio remains a threat."
- Officials stress vaccination because polio has no cure and causes paralysis risk—around one in 200 cases—urging protection of every eligible child in every community under 15 years.
- In recent years, vaccine-derived polio cases have overtaken wild-virus cases despite a wild poliovirus decline of more than 99% since 1988, with WHO reporting 38 natural cases and 151 vaccine-derived cases in 2025.
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Malawi vaccinates a new generation of children against polio, which still hasn't been eradicated
The southern African nation of Malawi has launched a new polio vaccination campaign this week in another reminder that the world still hasn’t managed to eradicate the disease despite a concerted effort for more than 35 years.
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Malawi vaccinates a new generation of children against polio, which still hasn’t been eradicated
In a classroom in southern Malawi, children sit in rows on the floor as a health worker moves among them administering an oral vaccine that protects against polio. The new vaccination campaign that began on Wednesday is another reminder that the world still hasn’t managed to eradicate the ancient disease, which primarily affects children and can cause paralysis, despite a concerted effort for more than 35 years by the World Health Organization a…
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