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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (39): Pakistan, Nigeria, politics of health
Polio -- PakistanParalysis cases spiked after a vaccination drive was derailed by false rumors that dozens of children had collapsed and died.After serious setbacks in April [2019] led to a cluster of new polio cases, Pakistan is revamping its vaccination strategy in a renewed effort to wipe out the virus. The country is one of just 3 -- along with Afghanistan and perhaps Nigeria -- in which polio is still endemic. Eradication of the virus in Pakistan is crucial to the drive to rid the world of polio, Read more [...]
