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Polio eradication program threatened in Pakistan

Sp: Wallis, Emma/A: Malik Ayub SumbalOctober 30, 2013

Thanks to a massive global campaign, Polio - a crippling illness which used to kill and paralyzes half a million people every year - is only endemic in a handful of countries today. But in Pakistan, many children don't get the vaccination. Extremists there tell parents it’s dangerous for their children to get vaccinated and attack health workers. That could lead to a revival of Polio in Pakistan.

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