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Live, weakened virus is used in some forms of the polio vaccine

Wild polio has been eradicated in Nigeria but infections will continue

23 August 2019

Nigeria has officially wiped out wild polio, but there have already been 15 cases of infection this year, caused by the live virus used in some vaccines

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Wild polio has been eradicated in Nigeria but infections will continue

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