15/01/2018
Vaccine-derived Polioviruses
To eradicate polio, we need to stop all strains of the virus, including vaccine-derived polioviruses. This short animation explains how these rare virus strains emerge and how to stop them.
Animation is also available with subtitles in other languages: Français | Español | عربي| | 日本語で| 한국 |
Watch more in the polio eradication animation series
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