Dear President,
You may be aware that India had switched over from Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (tOPV) to Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (bOPV) on 25th April, 2016, as part of Global Polio Endgame Strategy.
To test for the virus in the environment, Government of India collects samples from 35 sewage sites in India. Samples collected from two sewage sites in Ahmadabad and Hyderabad isolated the presence of type 2 Sabin vaccine derived polio virus, which strongly indicates that some of the private practitioners/local doctors are still using tOPV beyond the date of the switch.
The Government of India and WHO have observed that the use of tOPV beyond the switch date could cause Paralytic Poliomyelitis Outbreak, thus derailing the Polio free status of India.
You are requested to inform this to Rotarian Private Practitioners and create awareness amongst other private practitioners/local doctors in cities/villages, advising them NOT to use tOPV. Kindly do coordinate with WHO/NPSP and Govt. officials to report such practitioners’ details, as Government will replace the tOPV vaccines with the practitioner by bOPV.
Looking forward to your urgent action and proactive role to help Keep India Polio Free.
With warm regards,
Deepak Kapur
Chairman
Rotary International's
India National PolioPlus Committee
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