{"podcast":{"title":"Dr. John Campbell","slug":"dr-john-campbell-7851784","podcast_index_feed_id":7851784,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG9554039150","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7a133470-32e4-11f1-ae26-ef5a830a5f06/image/aacd596ff9b51467520b0238cfcd1c87.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Campbellteaching","episode_count":480,"summary":"Hello Everyone, My name is John Campbell and I am a retired Nurse Teacher and former clinical nurse based in England. I also do some teaching in Asia and Africa when time permits. These videos are to help students to learn the background to all forms of health care. My PhD focused on the development of open learning resources for nurses nationally and internationally. LinkedIn profile, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-john-campbell-5256223b/ Twitter, https://twitter.com/Johnincarlisle Disclaimer; These media including videos, book, e book, articles, podcasts are not peer-reviewed. They should never replace individual clinical judgement from your own health care provider. No media-based material on this channel is suitable for using as professional medical advice. All comments are also for educational purposed only and must never replace advice from your own health care provider","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T10:19:57.883522+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784"},"episode":{"title":"Polio vac for all London children","slug":"polio-vac-for-all-london-children","published_at":"2026-07-19T13:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/polio-vac-for-all-london-children","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG6034487648.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG6034487648.mp3","summary":"Poliomyelitis, London, New York and Israel All children aged 1 to 9 in London to be offered a dose of polio vaccine Last UK case, 1984 8,000 people developed paralysis every year https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency https://www.gov.uk/government/news/all-children-aged-1-to-9-in-london-to-be-offered-a-dose-of-polio-vaccine Vaccine-derived poliovirus in sewage in north and east London Genetic diversity (RNA virus) Most are vaccine-like virus A few have sufficient mutations to be classified as vaccine derived poliovirus (VDPV2), behaves more like naturally occurring ‘wild’ polio Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) Targeted inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) booster dose, offered to all children between the ages of 1 and 9 in all London boroughs This will ensure a high level of protection from paralysis and help reduce further spread of the virus. The programme will start with the areas affected, where the poliovirus has been detected and vaccination rates are low It’s important all children aged 1 to 9 – even if up to date with their vaccinations – accept this vaccine when offered Beckton sewage treatment works first Now also, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Waltham Forest A total of 116 PV2 isolates identified in 19 sewage samples Poliomyelitis https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/148141/Green-Book-Chapter-26-Polio-updated-18-January-2013.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/polio/public/index.html An acute illness Follows invasion through the gastro intestinal tract by polio virus Virus replicates in the gut Has a high affinity for nervous tissue Spread occurs via the bloodstream Retrograde axonal transport to the central nervous syst…","meta_description":"Poliomyelitis, London, New York and Israel All children aged 1 to 9 in London to be offered a dose of polio vaccine Last UK case, 1984 8,000 people develo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1355,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-john-campbell-7851784/episodes/polio-vac-for-all-london-children/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/polio-vac-for-all-london-children.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}