polio, Pakistan

A police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio drive of the year is killed by gunmen
A police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio vaccination drive of the year was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen.
Pakistan health workers kick off polio drive despite snow
Health workers are braving freezing temperatures this week to administer polio vaccinations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir after cases surged nationwide last year.
Policeman shot dead in K-P as nationwide polio vaccination drive begins
A police officer was killed on Monday while en route to provide security for polio vaccinators in Jamrud town, located in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.The officer, identified as a constable,
Constable martyred in Jamrud as nationwide anti-polio drive begins
JAMRUD:  A police officer travelling to guard polio vaccinators was martyred in Khyber District on Monday, on the first day of a nationwide immunisation effort after a year of rising cases.Police
Pakistan Taliban kill police polio escort as vaccination drive starts
The Pakistani Taliban claimed the killing of a police officer as he travelled Monday to guard polio vaccinators on the first day of a nationwide immunisation effort after a year
Pakistan: Pakistan launches first anti-polio drive of 2025 amid surge in cases
Pakistan on Monday kicked off its first anti-polio drive of 2025 after witnessing a sharp increase in polio cases last year. Over 45 million children under the age of five will be immunized with the anti-polio vaccine during the campaign which will continue till Feb.
What to know about polio vaccines, in 4 charts
Here is what we know about polio as a disease, its vaccines and the likely number of lives saved through inoculation.
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Polio vaccinators risk lives in freezing temperature to protect children
Health workers in Azad Jammu Kashmir brave freezing temperatures to administer polio vaccines after a nationwide surge ...
Scientific American5d
Polio Vaccines Saved America from the Disease. What Happens if We Lose Them?
Polio, a disease that can cause lifelong paralysis, has been eliminated from the U.S. Experts fear a resurgence if lifesaving ...
Did RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Ask the FDA to Revoke Approval for the Polio Vaccine?
Aaron Siri, a lawyer advising Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he prepared to become health secretary, petitioned the Food and Drug ...
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Police polio escort martyred
According to police spokesperson Zaheer Ahmed, unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on the officer in the ...
Dawn1d
Cop martyred as terrorists attack polio team in Khyber
Informed sources says 17000 children in Tirah valley to miss polio drops as health teams not given security clearance.
RFK Jr. Says He Supports Measles, Polio Vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed back on questioning from Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) about his vaccine views. “I support the ...
Mitch McConnell had polio as a child. It could cloud RFK Jr.’s nomination.
The Republican senator’s childhood bout with the disease has informed his ardent support for vaccines amid increasing ...