On March 27, 2014, the WHO certified India as polio-free. Three years of no reported cases of wild poliovirus transmission were required to get the certification
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Q: Which scientist is credited with developing the first successful vaccine?
A: Edward Jenner
Q: Which is the only human disease to have been eradicated by vaccination, in 1980?
A: Smallpox
Q: In 1998, a fraudulent research paper by physician X and 12 coauthors was published in The Lancet. The paper falsely linked the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, derailing the MMR vaccination globally, for years. Who is physician X?
A: Andrew Wakefield
Q: To increase the body’s immune response, and help make vaccines more effective, adjuvants are added to many vaccines. What is a common adjuvant?
A: Aluminium
Q: In 1986, the Recombivax HB vaccine for hepatitis B was approved for human use in several countries. What was special about this vaccine.
A: It was the first vaccine to be produced using recombinant DNA technology
Q: On March 27, 2014, the WHO certified India as polio-free. How many years of no reported cases of wild poliovirus transmission were required to get the certification?
A: Three years
Published – March 19, 2025 05:10 pm IST
