Polio Causes Global Health Emergency

mdsolar (1045926) sends this news from Bloomberg: "The spread of polio to countries previously considered free of the crippling disease is a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said, as the virus once driven to the brink of extinction mounts a comeback. Pakistan, Cameroon and Syria pose the greatest risk of exporting the virus to other countries, and should ensure that residents have been vaccinated before they travel, the Geneva-based WHO said in a statement today after a meeting of its emergency committee. It's only the second time the United Nations agency has declared a public health emergency of international concern, after the 2009 influenza pandemic. Polio has resurged as military conflicts from Sudan to Pakistan disrupt vaccination campaigns, giving the virus a toehold. The number of cases reached a record low of 223 globally in 2012 and jumped to 417 last year, according to the WHO. There have been 74 cases this year, including 59 in Pakistan, during what is usually polio's 'low season,' the WHO said. "

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Re:But, but, but⦠autism!!1!11!

[K. S. Kyosuke]

Fuck you Jenny McCarthy

I wouldn't do that. What if you catch something? Especially something preventable with vaccination!

Re:Shouldn't have used it as a CIA cover

[Anonymous Coward]

I blame the media for spreading this. If it weren't for them the guise would have been left on and not uncovered making the world a safer place. I mean I'm all about freedom, but someetimes we have to give some up like freedom of press to keep me safe while I stuff my face with McDonald's new synthetic McRahib.