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UN says new polio outbreak in Sudan caused by oral vaccine

apnews.com/619efb65b9eeec5650f

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That's always been a risk with oral vaccine. When using an attenuated virus, it's a balancing act between providing protection to most vs having a small percentage get infected from a random mutation in the attenuated input. With polio counts so low, I'm surprised they're using attenuated virus.

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