Day for Celebration in Nigeria Turns Into Disappointment: Polio Returns
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Channel: Voice of America · 2016 · News & Politics
Nigeria was set to celebrate its two-year anniversary of being polio free when the government reported this week that two children have been paralyzed by the disease. The country is now planning a massive polio vaccination program, which will begin Monday. VOA's Carol Pearson reports on the challenges Nigeria and other countries face in getting to zero cases of polio. Originally published at - http://www.voanews.com/a/polio-returns-in-nigeria-and-imunixation-drive-begins-monday/3462797.html
