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Polio is an interesting one. It has been eradicated everywhere except certain rural regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the Taliban and other extremist I
by propter_hoc 9y ago
Polio is an interesting one. It has been eradicated everywhere except certain rural regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the Taliban and other extremist Islamic groups have declared that the polio vaccine is a Western plot to make children infertile.
It is a remarkable example that the challenge isn't just technical but sociological.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6299325.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6299325.stm
- PacketPaul 9y agoCan polio spread globally again or is everyone vaccinated thus containing the disease to those small regions?
- skocznymroczny 9y agoWell, to be fair, CIA used fake vaccinations for spying purposes - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27489045 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27489045 so they have a reason to be suspicious.