Oral polio vaccine campaigns may reduce the risk of death from respiratory infections

S Nielsen, HM Sujan, CS Benn, P Aaby, SMA Hanifi - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Oral polio vaccine (OPV) campaigns, but not other campaigns, have been associated with
major reductions in child mortality. Studies have shown that OPV reduces the risk of …

National immunisation campaigns with oral polio vaccine may reduce all-cause mortality: analysis of 2004–2019 demographic surveillance data in rural Bangladesh

S Nielsen, MA Khalek, CS Benn, P Aaby… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background West African studies have suggested that national immunisation
campaigns with oral polio vaccine (C-OPV) may non-specifically reduce all-cause child …

[HTML][HTML] Campaigns with oral polio vaccine may lower mortality and create unexpected results

CS Benn, LH Jacobsen, AB Fisker, A Rodrigues… - Vaccine, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Three studies from Guinea-Bissau found conflicting effects of OPV-at-birth (OPV0)
on child survival. One study from 2004 suggested excess male mortality among children …

National immunization campaigns with oral polio vaccine reduce all-cause mortality: a natural experiment within seven randomized trials

A Andersen, AB Fisker, A Rodrigues… - Frontiers in public …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background A recent WHO review concluded that live BCG and measles vaccine (MV) may
have beneficial non-specific effects (NSEs) reducing mortality from non-targeted diseases …

Effect of national immunisation campaigns with oral polio vaccine on all-cause mortality in children in rural northern Ghana: 20 years of demographic surveillance …

P Welaga, MK Mutua, SMA Hanifi, P Ansah… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Studies from Guinea-Bissau and Bangladesh have shown that
campaigns with oral polio vaccine (C-OPV) may be associated with 25–31% lower child …

National immunization campaigns with oral polio vaccine may reduce all-cause mortality: an analysis of 13 years of demographic surveillance data from an urban …

A Andersen, AB Fisker, S Nielsen… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Between 2002 and 2014, Guinea-Bissau had 17 national campaigns
with oral polio vaccine (OPV) as well as campaigns with vitamin A supplementation (VAS) …

Oral polio vaccination and hospital admissions with non-polio infections in Denmark: nationwide retrospective cohort study

S Sørup, LG Stensballe, TG Krause… - Open forum …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Live vaccines may have nonspecific beneficial effects on morbidity and
mortality. This study examines whether children who had the live-attenuated oral polio …

Stopping oral polio vaccine (OPV) after defeating poliomyelitis in low-and middle-income countries: harmful unintended consequences? Review of the nonspecific …

P Aaby, S Nielsen, AB Fisker… - Open Forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The live vaccines bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and measles vaccine have
beneficial nonspecific effects (NSEs) reducing mortality, more than can be explained by …

The effect of oral polio vaccine at birth on infant mortality: a randomized trial

N Lund, A Andersen, ASK Hansen… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. Routine vaccines may have nonspecific effects on mortality. An observational
study found that OPV given at birth (OPV0) was associated with increased male infant …

What is causing high polio vaccine dropout among Pakistani children?

W Imran, F Abbas, SA Javed - Public Health, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Although the antipolio drive is undertaken across Pakistan, there are still children
who have not received any oral polio vaccine or are unable to complete recommended …