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criticalpwnage t1_j4i75jy wrote

Why is there a guy with a gun in the thumbnail, are they going to shoot polio?

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hypoch0ndriacs t1_j4i7rsl wrote

Protection, the antivax crowd there will kill people administering vaccines

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Acrobatic_Video_6770 t1_j4jbleh wrote

they are regularly killed if you don't know,vaccinators and their gaurds,the fact that USA used polio vaccinators to gain intelligence on bin laden does'nt help either

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shn09 t1_j4jzv2r wrote

And by the looks of it, he doesn’t have a good relationship to simple gun safety either.

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PlutiPlus t1_j4kpsvb wrote

That's how you get polio shots. 1 shot, family, or full auto.

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Reddit_Lurker1929 t1_j4ivp5f wrote

Not so much anti-vax more that it's just an unsafe area.

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CaptainBitnerd t1_j4jom3o wrote

Anti-polio in particular, in Pakistan. ISTR the way Bin Laden got found was some operation masquerading as a polio vaccination campaign. But also not not unsafe.

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tonymmorley OP t1_j4i2qnl wrote

Today in Pakistan, 3859 mobile teams of para-medical staff will begin a push to immunize 44 million children across 156 districts in a nationwide drive. — Pakistan launches anti-polio drive targeting 44M children

Pakistan has made incredible progress toward eradicating polio. Travel back just 42 years to 1981, and there were an estimated 30,000 cases across the country; by 2021, it was down to 9 cases. Dive into the full data here. https://ourworldindata.org/polio

Globally, the story is even brighter, with total cases having declined by 99.99%. Afghanistan and Pakistan remain the only two countries with active polioviruses circulating. The final push toward eradication has been extremely challenging, but it may come before 2030.

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EsquilaxM t1_j4jigyd wrote

God I hope this works.

I know it won't in remote north and such but...gotta hope.

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Ok_Side2575 t1_j4l36eb wrote

Oh great finally something good from the neighbour

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FuturologyBot t1_j4i7tfc wrote

The following submission statement was provided by /u/tonymmorley:

Today in Pakistan, 3859 mobile teams of para-medical staff will begin a push to immunize 44 million children across 156 districts in a nationwide drive. — Pakistan launches anti-polio drive targeting 44M children

Pakistan has made incredible progress toward eradicating polio. Travel back just 42 years to 1981, and there were an estimated 30,000 cases across the country; by 2021, it was down to 9 cases. Dive into the full data here. https://ourworldindata.org/polio

Globally, the story is even brighter, with total cases having declined by 99.99%. Afghanistan and Pakistan remain the only two countries with active polioviruses circulating. The final push toward eradication has been extremely challenging, but it may come before 2030.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/10cvy2p/pakistan_launches_antipolio_drive_targeting_44m/j4i2qnl/

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LooseLeaf24 t1_j4l68al wrote

It worked great for the CIA when looking for bin laden

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WhiteRoseTeabag t1_j4mekpr wrote

Is it the same stuff in India that paralyzed 495,000 children?

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paul-d9 t1_j4myd23 wrote

That's a pretty big vaccine delivery device he's got there.

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