Ah, heading right back to the dark ages as usual. Good riddance.
keninsd on
That’s going to be popular with Republicans!
No7088 on
They are under the false impression that the workers are trying to sterilize the children. I wonder if a public relations campaign by the UN to properly inform them of the benefits of what they’re doing could help
robcado on
Welcome to Trump’s Project 2025
Cyclone050 on
Hard to believe this is the 21st century.
a5915587277 on
We were a couple years away defeating wild polio completely from the face of the earth. The third ever disease humanity could’ve wiped out and it would’ve been one of our greatest societal accomplishments. Now, instead because of the situation in Gaza and Afghanistan, we’ve been set back a decade, maybe more, maybe indefinitely.
jahodovy__dzem on
This news of great freedom from Afghanistan excites RFK Jr.
wish1977 on
They sound like the Republicans in the US.
Castle-Fire on
Well I’m sure that won’t have any horrible and completely avoidable repercussions
judgeysquirrel on
So the Taliban are going to take care of the Taliban problem themselves?
Okay :shrug:
Recon_Figure on
Hmm, who does this remind me of?
green_flash on
> News of the suspension was relayed to U.N. agencies right before the September immunization campaign was due to start. No reason was given for the suspension, and no one from the Taliban-controlled government was immediately available for comment.
> A top official from the World Health Organization said it was aware of discussions to move away from house-to-house vaccinations and instead have immunizations in places like mosques.
Let’s hope that whatever differences there are can be resolved.
Regular vaccination drives are important and so far, the Taliban appear to have been cooperative.
Dr_Esquire on
This kind of shit ought to get a massive response. Stuff like opting out of polio vaccination is how you bring back an eradicated virus and will ultimately not just hurt their population but everyone else.
Careless_Brain_7237 on
The Flinstones becomes a reality TV show. What a time to be alive!
DukeAsriel on
Gee, I can’t imagine why. This lancet article explains where the mistrust stems from:
> The agency organised a fake hepatitis vaccination campaign in Abottabad, Pakistan, in a bid to obtain DNA from the children of Bin Laden, to confirm the presence of the family in a compound and sanction the rollout of a risky and extensive operation. Release of this information has had a disastrous effect on worldwide eradication of infectious diseases, especially polio.
>On May 16, 2014, the White House announced that the CIA will no longer use vaccination programmes as a cover for espionage. The news comes in the wake of a series of militant attacks on polio vaccination workers in Pakistan, with legitimate health-care workers targeted as being US spies.
gaybillcosby on
See? They and American conservatives aren’t so different after all!
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Ah, heading right back to the dark ages as usual. Good riddance.
That’s going to be popular with Republicans!
They are under the false impression that the workers are trying to sterilize the children. I wonder if a public relations campaign by the UN to properly inform them of the benefits of what they’re doing could help
Welcome to Trump’s Project 2025
Hard to believe this is the 21st century.
We were a couple years away defeating wild polio completely from the face of the earth. The third ever disease humanity could’ve wiped out and it would’ve been one of our greatest societal accomplishments. Now, instead because of the situation in Gaza and Afghanistan, we’ve been set back a decade, maybe more, maybe indefinitely.
This news of great freedom from Afghanistan excites RFK Jr.
They sound like the Republicans in the US.
Well I’m sure that won’t have any horrible and completely avoidable repercussions
So the Taliban are going to take care of the Taliban problem themselves?
Okay :shrug:
Hmm, who does this remind me of?
> News of the suspension was relayed to U.N. agencies right before the September immunization campaign was due to start. No reason was given for the suspension, and no one from the Taliban-controlled government was immediately available for comment.
> A top official from the World Health Organization said it was aware of discussions to move away from house-to-house vaccinations and instead have immunizations in places like mosques.
Let’s hope that whatever differences there are can be resolved.
Regular vaccination drives are important and so far, the Taliban appear to have been cooperative.
This kind of shit ought to get a massive response. Stuff like opting out of polio vaccination is how you bring back an eradicated virus and will ultimately not just hurt their population but everyone else.
The Flinstones becomes a reality TV show. What a time to be alive!
Gee, I can’t imagine why. This lancet article explains where the mistrust stems from:
[Polio eradication: the CIA and their unintended victims](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)60900-4/fulltext)
> The agency organised a fake hepatitis vaccination campaign in Abottabad, Pakistan, in a bid to obtain DNA from the children of Bin Laden, to confirm the presence of the family in a compound and sanction the rollout of a risky and extensive operation. Release of this information has had a disastrous effect on worldwide eradication of infectious diseases, especially polio.
>On May 16, 2014, the White House announced that the CIA will no longer use vaccination programmes as a cover for espionage. The news comes in the wake of a series of militant attacks on polio vaccination workers in Pakistan, with legitimate health-care workers targeted as being US spies.
See? They and American conservatives aren’t so different after all!