Yash Paul
Aim: To find if some children had developed paralytic poliomyelitis despite participating in the national polio
eradication program.
Methods: Data of National Polio Surveillance Project regarding polio eradication program in India was analysed.
Results: Many children have developed paralytic poliomyelitis despite taking many doses of OPV because of
vaccine failure and many children have developed VAPP after taking OPV and some children have developed VAPP because of secondary spread of mutant polio viruses.
Conclusion: The children who have developed polio during polio eradication program are considered as ‘price
to be paid’ for larger interest of the society. Though the harm occurred to these children was not intentional but,
nevertheless it was foreseeable. Thus, adequate compensation should be paid to such children.