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Why do people still get polio in some countries and not in others?

  • Polio outbreaks continue in countries where too few people have received preventive vaccines.
  • The disease spreads fastest in places lacking clean water and reliable sewer systems.
  • Wild polio, the original virus, spreads in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  • Vaccination efforts can face danger, and areas where fewer than 80% of children are vaccinated remain vulnerable to polio transmission.
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Why do people still get polio in some countries and not in others?

Polio can survive only where it finds kids who aren’t protected by a vaccine.

·Boston, United States
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The Conversation broke the news in Boston, United States on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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