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Date	Process	Result
May 6, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
November 18, 2007	Featured article candidate	Promoted
June 15, 2024	Featured article review	Demoted

Current status: Former featured article

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This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination.

Move logs: Polio
Poliomyelitis

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RM, Poliomyelitis → Polio, Not moved, 28 October 2009, discussion
RM, Poliomyelitis → Polio, Moved, 28 February 2019, discussion

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Eradication

Is it just me? It seems extremely odd that there isn't a section in the article documenting the ongoing attempts to eradicate the virus (or did I just miss it?). With a fair wind, Polio will be relegated to the history section in the next few years. New funding for the ongoing attempt announced by UNICEF a month ago: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-center/press-releases/2023/10/one-billion-health-security-financing-eib-european-commission Rafflesgluft (talk) 08:57, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

OK, searching within the article I can now see it is covered, and does have its own separate article... however I think a top level section titled "Eradication attempts" or similar would make it much clearer to the reader? Rafflesgluft (talk) 09:00, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure why the article is "protected", i.e. I can't edit it, but because of Israels genocidal war in Gaza, polio has now been diagnosed in a Palestinian infant. The WHO/Unicef are urging for a ceasefire in order to distribute over half a million doses of vaccine to the impoverished population. This information should be added under "Eradication / Middle East". Since this situation could lead to a major outbreak, potentially spreading to other countries, it's important that the facts are available to all WikiPedia readers. Link to the source: https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/varlden/poliofall-upptackt-i-gaza-fn-vadjar-om-paus/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.151.113.16 (talk) 19:59, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Epidemiology

The polio outbreak in Gaza underscores the risk of a premature transition away from oral vaccines.^[1] I added a sentence ("Prematurely sunsetting or altering the oral vaccine may increase the risk of cVDPV spread.[97]") and citation to note this risk, but it got reverted. Could someone unrevert it (link) and/or reword it as you see fit? Thanks! Gatorjakey (talk) 21:05, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "'Horrible' decision in global polio campaign led to paralysis in thousands, including baby in Gaza". The Seattle Times. 29 August 2024.

Wiki Education assignment: Anth1913

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 19 August 2024 and 10 December 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): RileyRanft (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by RileyRanft (talk) 14:18, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Minor typo

I can't edit the page as I am not a verified user, but I noticed a typo in the Research section. "The At the peak of its work, the programme directly employed 4000 people across 75 countries and managed a budget of nearly U.S. $1 billion." should instead be "At the peak of its work, the programme [...]" 220.233.36.56 (talk) 02:31, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Cannolis (talk) 02:37, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mentioning the world most known person connected to?

I'm here, after I watched content about a person whom known as "The man in the iron lung". Even on his WP page mentioned he is a "polio survivor", howewer, I not found here even a mention about him. I feel important to ask rather than edit. The person itself crossed all the necessary barrirers of being a WP article, so in my opinion at least needed to mention here as he is most known person who survived the disease. But, better to insert a small section, such as "Most known survivor" or similar to that term.

Paul Alexander (polio survivor)

The link above is points to the article on same WP. Czink Attila (talk) 09:37, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "'Horrible' decision in global polio campaign led to paralysis in thousands, including baby in Gaza". The Seattle Times. 29 August 2024.

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