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April 27, 2021VaccineOpen Access

The impact of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on global polio eradication

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Why the study?

The COVID-19 pandemic led to substantial disruptions in health services, including polio immunization campaigns, creating uncertainty regarding its impact on global polio eradication.

Comparison

Immunization disruption and restrictions of human interactions vs pre-COVID-19 levels

Design

Transmission and evolution modeling study

Authors

DKDominika A. KalkowskaAVArend VoormanMPMark A. Pallansch

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Overview

May support prioritizing polio campaign resumption by early 2021 to curb eradication delays; leaves open validation amid evolving disruptions.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Global population (modeled for poliovirus transmission)
I
Intervention
Immunization disruption and restrictions of human interactions due to COVID-19
C
Comparator
Pre-COVID-19 levels of immunization and mixing
O
Outcome
Expected incidence of polio

Resuming polio immunization activities to pre-COVID-19 levels by January 2021 could largely mitigate the impact of pandemic-related disruptions on global polio eradication.

Cite This Study

Kalkowska et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d2546838abd2e0378e69ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.04.026
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