[Letter to Jacob John from Jon Cohen]

8. How much paralytic polio does India have? How accurate are the
numbers?
9. Several people have suggested to me that WHO does not want to
change its policy because it might lose the trust it has worked
hard to earn in developing countries. Has WHO ever communicated
any such message to you or people you work with? Have you ever
been encouraged not to publish data about IPV?
10. Do you think poliovirus will be eradicated by 2000 with the
current OPV-only program? Do you think adding IPV to the
schedule, as Bill Foege proposed in Delhi last January, would
make eradication more probable?
11. Have I spelled your name correctly and what is your title and
position? Are you a virologist?
I would be interested in any other thoughts you might have on
this subject.
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up and running during that time. I very much look forward to
hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Jon Cohen
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