Africa was certified free of wild poliovirus

The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the WHO African Region free of wild poliovirus in 2020.

The milestone followed decades of vaccination and surveillance. Vaccine-derived poliovirus still requires ongoing work, so the achievement is significant but not the end of polio response.

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Africa was certified free of wild poliovirus

Progress is a record,
not a mood.