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Notes from the Field: Readiness for Use of Type 2 Novel Oral Poliovirus Vaccine in Response to a Type 2 Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Outbreak – Tajikistan, 2020-2021

Published by TDPel Media On January 13, 2021, a vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) was identified by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio in Moscow, Russia* in a specimen from a patient with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in Jaloliddin Balkhi district, Khatlon Region, in Tajikistan. Paralysis onset occurred on November

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Lament for ‘Nehru’s India’ | Daily FT

Published by Daily Financial Times Recently, in a rare diplomatic row between India and Singapore, the former lodged a strong protest over comments made by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that almost half of the lawmakers in the Lok Sabha, or the Indian Parliament, have criminal charges pending against

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Pakistan’s Khan wants TV debate with Indian counterpart

Published by Al-Araby Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday he would like to have a televised debate with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to resolve differences between the two neighbours. The nuclear-powered rivals have shared antagonistic relations since gaining independence 75 years ago, fighting three wars, with ties

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