Pakistan: Although cases are up, they have all been in the same region (near the border of Afghanistan). As a result, an emergency response has targeted this area, attempting to vaccinate as many children as possible.

Malawi & Mozambique: The Health Ministers of Malawi, Mozambique and the neighboring countries of Tanzania and Zambia have all made vaccinating their children against the poliovirus their #1 health priority. Rapid response teams are in the process of conducting multiple vaccination campaigns. Both the cases have been genetically linked to the wild poliovirus in Pakistan.

London, England: Health officials found traces of the poliovirus in sewage samples collected from north and east London between February and May 2022. The poliovirus found is considered “vaccine-derived,” not the Wild Polio. Officials have not identified any cases yet, but they plan to monitor the situation.

cVDPV: Since the rollout of the new nOPV2 (novel Oral Polio Vaccine Type 2) in February, 2021, cases have significantly dropped. This new vaccine is specially designed for vaccine-derived outbreaks and is more stable and resistant to mutation.

Our Run with Bernie “The Sequel” is now underway. But it is not too late to sign up!
Last year we raised $103,000, then the Gates Foundation matched that 2×1 with $206,000, so our total $ contribution to fight Polio was:
$309,000!!!
Contact Mary Gasque or Sandee Brooks for more info:

Thank you to everyone for helping to eradicate Polio from the face of the earth,

Mary Gasque & Sandee Brooks
District 7770 PolioPlus Co-Chairs
maryrotaryd7770@gasque.com
BrooksRambo@Gmail.Com

Bernie Riedel
Zone 33 End Polio Now Coordinator
Bernie@RiedelComputers.Com