What is the endgame of poliomyelitis eradication?
“Polio endgame” is the current working title for the phase of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative that aims to minimize the risks of a re-emergence or re-introduction of poliovirus and optimize the benefits of polio eradication in the post-certification era (i.e., after certification that transmission of the wild poliovirus has been interrupted). The polio endgame is a three-part programme of work which involves the containment of wild poliovirus stocks, certification of the interruption of wild poliovirus transmission and the development of post-certification immunization policy for polio.
