The Shot: Polio Vaccinations in Pakistan

1,505 views · Published 8 February 2014 · 1:09 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: New America · 2014 · News & Politics

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Blood on a street in Karachi shows the risks Polio vaccinators take in Pakistan, one of three countries in the world where this crippling disease still remains endemic. Future Tense Fellow Meredith Wadman tells what this death means for the children of Pakistan, and how the hunt for Osama bin Laden might have made things worse.

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