Polio Emergency Committee Due for Its 46th Review

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  CDC ACIP Vaccine Advisory Committee Meets October 21-23, 2026

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United StatesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

  

  10/21/2026 - 10/23/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 21 daysCDC's^[1] ACIP page lists "October 21-23" 2026 as Scheduled, while noting the March and June 2026 meetings were "cancelled" "Due to ongoing litigation", so the date could still change.

  The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is scheduled to meet on 21-23 October 2026 after its March and June 2026 meetings were cancelled amid litigation; meetings are open to the public by live webcast.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  CDC ACIP Vaccine Advisory Committee Meets February 24-26, 2027

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United StatesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

  

  02/24/2027 - 02/26/2027SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 147 daysCDC's^[1][2] ACIP page lists 2027 meetings as "February 24-26"; the same page says two 2026 meetings were cancelled "Due to ongoing litigation".

  CDC's calendar lists the first ACIP meeting of 2027 for 24-26 February; the committee's spring 2026 meetings were cancelled amid litigation, so the schedule remains subject to change.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Ebola Bundibugyo Emergency Committee Due to Meet a Third Time

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 11/18/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 49 daysNo date is announced: the committee met for the first time on 22 May and again on "18 August 2026" ("met for the second time to reassess the situation"), and WHO's^{[1][2][3][4][5]} IHR Q&A says Emergency Committees "are reconvened at least every three months", so mid-November is estimated.

  WHO's IHR Emergency Committee on the Bundibugyo Ebola epidemic is due to reconvene, roughly three months after its 18 August meeting, to say whether the emergency still stands. WHO counts 7,890 confirmed cases and 3,799 deaths in the DRC as of 23 September 2026.

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• Law09/25/2026@LawDesk

  Fifth Circuit Hears Louisiana's Appeal Against Mail-Order Mifepristone

  United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, 600, Camp Street, Central Business District, French Quarter, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 70130, United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  

  Starts 09/09/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better21 days agoThe court's recording of 26-30203 State of Louisiana v. FDA gives "Hearing Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Courtroom: En Banc Courtroom".^[1]

  A Fifth Circuit panel of Judges Richman, Higginson and Douglas heard Louisiana's bid to end telehealth prescribing of mifepristone and pressed the state hard on whether it has standing to sue.

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• Health09/21/2026@HealthDesk

  The Salk Polio Vaccine Is Declared Safe and Effective

  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States

  

  Starts 04/12/1955CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better71.5 years agoThe field trial results were announced at the University of Michigan on 12 April 1955, the date the announcement itself carries.^[1]

  At Ann Arbor, Thomas Francis Jr announced the results of the largest medical field trial ever run - 1.8 million children - and pronounced Jonas Salk's polio vaccine safe, effective and potent. Church bells rang across the United States; within two years American cases had fallen by almost 90 per cent.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Pakistan Confirms Fifth Wild Polio Case of 2026 in Bannu

  Domel, Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanNational Emergency Operations Centre (Pakistan)

  

  Starts 09/29/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1 day agoGeo^[1] News^[2], 29 September 2026: the NEOC reported "the fifth polio case of 2026", a 17-month-old girl in Domel tehsil, Bannu.

  Pakistan's National Emergency Operations Centre announced on 29 September a wild poliovirus case in a 17-month-old girl from Khandar Khankhel union council, Domel tehsil, Bannu district, the fifth of 2026. Four of the five cases are from Bannu division; Pakistan reported 31 in 2025.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  80th World Health Assembly Opens in Geneva; PABS Annex Due

  Palais des Nations, Avenue de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  05/23/2027 - 05/30/2027SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 235 daysWHO's^[1][2][3][4] constitutional meetings calendar lists "23-30 May" Geneva for the "Eightieth World Health Assembly", and the 18 September 2026 news item names "May 2027" (WHA80) for the PABS annex.

  The World Health Assembly opens in Geneva on 23 May 2027 with the Pandemic Agreement's pathogen access and benefit-sharing (PABS) annex due for consideration after member states extended the negotiations in 2026.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Gavi Board Meets December 9-10, 2026 on Vaccine Programmes

  Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Chemin du Pommier 40, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, SwitzerlandGavi, the Vaccine Alliance

  

  12/09/2026 - 12/10/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 70 daysGavi's^[1][2][3][4] governance calendar lists 2026 board meetings as "25-26 March", "1-2 July" and "9-10 December"; the meeting location is not stated on the page.

  The board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, holds its December 2026 meeting on 9-10 December, the governing body that oversees vaccine programmes for measles, malaria, cholera and other diseases in lower-income countries.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Polio Programme Targets Wild Poliovirus Eradication Certification by End-2027

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandGlobal Polio Eradication Initiative

  

  Starts 12/31/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 1.3 yearsGPEI decided "to extend the timeline for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1)", with the revised strategy aiming at "certification of WPV1 eradication by end-2027"; a year alone is taken as its last day.^[1]

  The Global Polio Eradication Initiative's extended strategy sets certification of wild poliovirus type 1 eradication by the end of 2027, with transmission in Afghanistan and Pakistan meant to stop first. Both countries still report cases.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  CPHIA 2026 Public Health in Africa Conference Opens in Addis Ababa

  Addis Ababa, EthiopiaAfrica CDC

  

  11/23/2026 - 11/27/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 54 daysAfrica CDC's^[1][2][3] event page gives "23-27 November 2026" in Addis Ababa, co-hosted with the Government of Ethiopia.

  Africa CDC and Ethiopia host the 5th International Conference on Public Health in Africa, 23-27 November 2026, under the theme of health security and sovereignty as the Bundibugyo Ebola emergency continues.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  Paris Prosecutors Open Kinder Salmonella Inquiry Into Ferrero

  Tribunal de Paris, Parvis Robert Badinter, 75017 Paris, FranceFerrero

  

  Starts 05/25/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.3 years agoici^[1] (AFP, 9 June 2022): 'Cette enquête a été ouverte le 25 mai'.

  The public-health division of the Paris court opened a preliminary inquiry into aggravated deception endangering health, involuntary injury and endangering life, after Foodwatch's complaint over Kinder products from Arlon.

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• Law09/25/2026@LawDesk

  Fifth Circuit Reinstates In-Person Dispensing for Mifepristone

  United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, 600, Camp Street, Central Business District, French Quarter, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 70130, United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  

  Starts 05/01/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better152 days agoThe opinion in No. 26-30203 is stamped "FILED May 1, 2026" and orders that "the motion to stay the 2023 REMS under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending appeal is GRANTED".^[1]

  A Fifth Circuit panel granted Louisiana a stay of the FDA's 2023 mifepristone rules, ending telehealth prescribing and mail or pharmacy dispensing of the abortion pill nationwide until the Supreme Court stepped in.

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