Also, broadening the rollout of the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 , a new tool that could more sustainably end outbreaks of the most prevalent type 2 cVDPV.
Ministers have also committed to regularly reviewing progress via the scorecard, which will track the timely implementation of high-quality polio outbreak response, introduce the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 for broader use and transition polio assets into national health systems in a strategic, phased approach.
According to her, since July 2020, almost 100 million African children have been vaccinated against polio. Also discussed at the meeting supporting immunisation and disease surveillance once polio is eradicated, which will be achieved by transitioning polio infrastructure into countries’ health systems.