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7 October 2022 | A roundup of Rotary news |
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| A new weapon in the fight against polio | A modified polio vaccine, nOPV2, is offering new hope in the fight to eradicate polio. The reengineered formula has a lower risk of causing vaccine-derived poliovirus. This means it is less likely that the weakened strain of poliovirus used in the vaccine will mutate and spur outbreaks in communities where immunization levels are low. The vaccine first rolled out in March 2021. In the first half of 2022, more than 370 million doses have been administered in more than 20 countries. Read more about what went into developing this vaccine or listen to the story on our Rotary Podcast. | |
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| Rotary pledges $150 million toward polio eradication | Rotary International President Jennifer Jones appeared on the main stage at the star-studded Global Citizen Festival on 24 September to highlight Rotary’s commitment to eradicating polio and announce an additional $150 million pledge toward that end. Jones spoke in front of 60,000 people in New York City and tens of thousands more online and on TV. Learn more about Rotary’s most recent pledge in the fight against this disease. | |
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Poland Rotarians create a safe home for Ukrainian refugees | Natalia Prokhor arrived in Poland in early March. She’s one of 17 deaf Ukrainians who were brought together by relief agencies to live in a house in Wojciechów, owned by Janusz Milanowksi, a member of the Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Currie-Sklodowska, Poland. He and his wife bought the house intending to use it for a center for teenagers struggling with addiction. But with thousands of Ukrainian refugees needing a place to stay, the couple decided to open the home to the refugees instead. Read their story. | |
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Register now for World Polio Day event | World Polio Day 2022 and Beyond will be held 21-22 October, in Geneva, Switzerland. The event will provide an update on the effort to eradicate polio and look beyond immunizations at enhancing the health of the children saved by the vaccines and their mothers. Register now for the in-person event. | |
| | Enter the 2022 Interact Awards | Submit your video, photo, and/or essay nominations for the 2022 Interact Awards by 1 December 2022 for a chance to be named “Best Video,” “Best Photo,” or “Best Essay” and receive funds to support your Interact club’s next project! | |
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