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Polio Eradication

December 2, 2011 – Present

At a glance

CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to support Polio eradication.

Response worker taking saliva sample from child in Polio response

About the Response

On December 2, 2011, former CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, activated CDC's Emergency Operations Center to strengthen the agency's partnership engagement through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

The GPEI is committed to completing the eradication of polio.

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