> The Taliban had "Temporarily suspended" polio vaccinations in Afghanistan, a health official involved with the campaign confirmed to the Guardian, because of security concerns and women's involvement in administering vaccines.
> "When the Taliban took over, I was happy because I thought now we would have the opportunity to completely remove polio from Kandahar," said one 23-year-old former female polio worker, who asked to be identified only as Farhanaz.
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Well I wonder if they can build iron lungs using Middle ages technology
“don’t worry we’re catching up” – Texas, Florida, Alabama
Polio would probably have been eradicated years ago if it was not for the continuing scourge of religion on humankind.
Let them have it their way then..
Blocking healthcare workers is only going to hurt the most vulnerable.
You reap what you sow. Horrible for those who have to suffer from it though.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/sep/17/taliban-curbs-women-risk-polio-outbreak-vaccination-campaign-health-officials-warn) reduced by 85%. (I’m a bot)
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> Afghanistan is at risk of a polio outbreak, health officials have warned, after the Taliban suspended the vaccination campaign over security fears and restrictions on women.
> The Taliban had "Temporarily suspended" polio vaccinations in Afghanistan, a health official involved with the campaign confirmed to the Guardian, because of security concerns and women's involvement in administering vaccines.
> "When the Taliban took over, I was happy because I thought now we would have the opportunity to completely remove polio from Kandahar," said one 23-year-old former female polio worker, who asked to be identified only as Farhanaz.
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They are worried for this …
https://www.science.org/content/article/first-polio-cases-linked-new-oral-vaccine-detected-africa
Oh well. Sucks to be them but it’s what they allowed.
So fucking backwards. It’s disgusting.