Science: Surging cases have dashed all hope that polio might be eradicated in 2019
“The global initiative to eradicate polio is badly stuck, battling the virus on two fronts. New figures show the wild polio virus remains entrenched in Afghanistan and in Pakistan, its other holdout, where cases are surging. In Africa, meanwhile, the vaccine itself is spawning virulent strains. The leaders of the world’s biggest public health program are now admitting that success is not just around the corner — and intensively debating how to break the impasse…” (Roberts, 7/10).