Polio Notes-lmj20

• If the world was polio free for one minute, it would always be polio free.
• Complacency has caused the world to become vulnerable to polio.
• Many families are choosing not to vaccinate their children.
• Eradicating polio can be deadly.
• It has not been made a high priority in this generation.
• The United States has used polio vaccination as a ploy to spy on Pakistan.
• Force may be needed in order to stop resistance against the polio vaccination.

Practice Opening

Complacency in the United States continues to bring the world farther away from eradicating polio. Polio is portrayed as a disease of the past when in reality it has not yet been eradicated. This misconception about polio not being serious has led many families to decide not to vaccinate their children. However, all it takes is one infected child in a highly populated area to cause a resurgence of the disease. As more children are not being vaccinated, more children become vulnerable to this type of possible outbreak. Eradicating polio must be made a higher priority in order for it to ever be successful.