The World Health Organization (WHO) has passed guidelines stating that all trivalent polio vaccines in India be immediately removed from the market so that it can be be replaced with the bivalent version of the vaccine. However, the new drugs won’t be available until April 25, which has some doctors and other members of the medical community concerned, since this could lead to a gap in coverage of the life-saving drug. According to reports, some 25,000 infants in the city of Surat could remain unvaccinated until the transition date, however the lapse in coverage only applies to private hospitals and clinics, public facilities will be able to administer the vaccine during the interim period.

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