http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-who-polio-vaccinations-20101026,0,7250454,print.story
This week the World Health Organization plans to vaccinate 72 million children in Nigeria and neighboring countries, even extending as far as Chad and the Sudan, from the polio disease. The WHO will go door-to-door. In recent months, the disease has spread back to 24 countries even though it had been completely eliminated from most countries except for Nigeria. Last week alone, Nigeria vaccinated 29 million kids and reduced the spread of polio by 98%!
I am so excited to hear about this because I feel like not enough is done to help the African countries. It is something that I feel very strongly about and gives me more inspiration for the ELIMINATE project with Key Club!
this is so brilliant! that science and good people are able to be a part of saving so many lives.
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