Échec de la campagne d’éradication de la poliomyélite avec le vaccin oral: on ne vaccine pas sans adhésion

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Bernard Seytre examines why the polio eradication drive fell short in a 2023 paper. Thirty-five years after its launch, the global initiative missed its year 2000 goal. Wild virus stays endemic in two countries. A vaccine-derived outbreak has also spread since 2016.

Mass door-to-door vaccination days met violent resistance in several regions. A rumor claimed the oral vaccine sterilized Muslim children. Extra campaigns failed to break the pockets of refusal. Under-vaccinated groups let both wild and derived viruses persist. The author asks what a different strategy might have achieved. Routine vaccination through the standard child program drew less opposition. Building on that trusted route, he argues, deserved more time and thought. The lesson is plain in his title: there is no vaccination without adherence. Trust, not just doses, decides success.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC10879885