Kenya not taking any chances with wild polio

Director of Medical Services, Dr. Nicholas Muraguri administer polio to young children during the National launch of polio vaccination held in Gilgil Nakuru county. The last vaccine samples that could contain Type 2 polio virus in Kenya were destroyed on July 28 at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)’s Centre for Virus Research in Nairobi. (PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/ STANDARD)

The last vaccine samples that could contain Type 2 polio virus in Kenya were destroyed on July 28 at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)’s Centre for Virus Research in Nairobi.

The exercise was undertaken to comply with the World Health Assembly’s Resolution 68.3’ of May 2015 and to meet the July 31 deadline of containing Sabin type polio virus materials and destruction of any polio virus 2 materials stored in various facilities in the world.