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Pakistan Polio Campaign
Clip: 10/3/2013 | 7m 46s
Vaccination efforts here have been hampered by suspicion, religious concerns and violence.
The polio virus has been eradicated in most of the world, but Pakistan is one of the few countries where it is still a problem. Programs to vaccinate children there have been hampered by suspicions about the purpose of the vaccinations, religious concerns about the vaccines, violence from extremists, and critics who say Pakistan has more pressing problems to deal with.
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Pakistan Polio Campaign
Clip: 10/3/2013 | 7m 46s
The polio virus has been eradicated in most of the world, but Pakistan is one of the few countries where it is still a problem. Programs to vaccinate children there have been hampered by suspicions about the purpose of the vaccinations, religious concerns about the vaccines, violence from extremists, and critics who say Pakistan has more pressing problems to deal with.
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