Pakistan’s Polio Case Numbers Rise As Taliban Enforces Vaccination Ban
Bloomberg News: Polio Cases Jump in Pakistan Amid Taliban Vaccination Ban
“Pakistan reported 11 new cases of polio on a single day last week, bringing this year’s official count to 138, a four-fold increase from last year, as the crippling disease spreads amid Islamist militancy and suspicion…” (Anis/Gokhale, 9/8).
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