The world nearly beat polio. Here’s what got in the way
Fake immunisation records, an imperfect vaccine, and leadership missteps have enabled polio’s comeback, an investigation found.
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The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan
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The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan
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