Polio

Las op Medium het artikel How is Polio Still a Thing? over het uitroeien van Polio, en waarom dat toch nog steeds niet is gelukt. Behoorlijk tragisch dat het door inmenging van de CIA zo mis is gegaan.

Well, that is, most kids. In three countries — Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan — polio remains endemic. Why? Since the CIA used a vaccination campaign as cover for its attempts to locate Osama bin Laden by way of his children’s DNA, our triumphant march to the end of polio has been sidelined.