Pakistan resumes polio campaign after coronavirus pause

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan resumed its polio vaccination campaign Monday after a four-month pause due to the coronavirus outbreak, which health authorities feared would cause a surge in cases of the crippling disease. The country is one of only two in the world where polio is still a serious problem. Vaccination teams in the southern port city of Karachi went door to door, flanked by armed police, administering polio drops into children's mouths without touching them, in line with new coronavirus safety guidelines. "Right now we can't say what impact the four-month...

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