Who are considered lineal heirs and lineal descendants for the purpose of inheritance taxes? Lineal heirs are grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, and their children. Children include natural children, whether or not they have been adopted by others; adopted children; and stepchildren. Lineal descendants include all children of the natural parents and their descendants, whether or not they have been adopted by others; adopted descendants and their descendants and step-descendants.
India is the latest country to have officially stopped endemic transmission of polioâwith its last reported case in 2011. Only three countries remain where the disease is endemicâAfghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria.
Pneumococcal vaccine had been introduced in 117 countries by the end of 2014, and global coverage was estimated at 31%. Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that can cause irreversible paralysis. In 2014, 86% of infants around the world received 3 doses of polio vaccine.Targeted for global eradication, polio has been stopped in all countries save 3âAfghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. Immunization prevents illness, disability and death from vaccine-preventable diseases including cervical cancer, diphtheria, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, pertussis (whooping cough), pneumonia, polio, rotavirus diarrhoea, rubella and tetanus. 2  Global vaccination coverage is generally holding steady.