[Opinion] Legal action launched against polio vaccine refusal, anti-vax propaganda

Chris Zinn: Polio destroys lives, so protect WV vaccine law (Opinion)

One of my earliest childhood memories is the day we came home from school after getting our polio vaccines. My mother was excited and wanted to celebrate. My younger brother remembers it too and he was only 5 years old.

Legal action launched against polio vaccine refusal, anti-vax propaganda

In a first, the Sindh government has launched legal action against parents who fail to vaccinate their children, penalising 480 parents in Sukkur district alone. The action has been taken under the newly enforced Sindh Immunisation and Epidemics Control Act 2023. The law also targets those who spread anti-vax propaganda on social media, with strict legal consequences for such actions. According to Additional Director Dr Sohail Sheikh, the penalt…