Polio Could Be Wiped Out In Nigeria With Improved Vaccine, Says Study

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 19:28 in Health & Medicine

A recently introduced polio vaccine is four times more effective at protecting children than previous vaccines and has the potential to eradicate type 1 polio in Nigeria if it reaches enough children, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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