Thailand destroys 1.2 mn doses of type-2 poliovirus vaccines

BANGKOK, 26 April 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has burnt 1.2 million doses of type-2 poliovirus vaccines and pledged to burn all of the vaccines nationwide by 28 April 2016 before new poliovirus vaccines are used.

According to the ministry, polio is a severe infectious disease caused by poliovirus type 1, 2 and 3.

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