Pakistan Polio Campaign

Name: Pakistan Polio Campaign
Uploaded: 2013-10-03T16:22:30Z
Duration: P466S
Description: 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.

Clip: 10/03/2013 | 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.

Aired: 10/03/13

Rating: NR

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Pakistan Polio Campaign

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