Sixty years after the first successful polio vaccine trial, the disease has been wiped out in much of the world. In spite of this violence, conspiracy theories and lack of cash keep it from disappearing. "The world is closer than ever to eradicating polio," said Oliver Rosenbauer, spokesman for the World Health Organization's Global Polio Eradication Initiative. In 2012, there were just 223 infections worldwide, compared to 360,000 in 1988, when the ...Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Complete Eradication of Polio Failing Due To Violence And Vaccine Fears
Sixty years after the first successful polio vaccine trial, the disease has been wiped out in much of the world. In spite of this violence, conspiracy theories and lack of cash keep it from disappearing. "The world is closer than ever to eradicating polio," said Oliver Rosenbauer, spokesman for the World Health Organization's Global Polio Eradication Initiative. In 2012, there were just 223 infections worldwide, compared to 360,000 in 1988, when the ...
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