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Polio: 99.9% Defeated. What Will It Take to End It for Good? artwork
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Polio: 99.9% Defeated. What Will It Take to End It for Good?

Science in 5 by WHO - World Health Organization

Jan 16, 202605:40Science & Medicine

Polio once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children every year, striking fear into families across the world. Thanks to global vaccination efforts, cases have fallen by 99.9% since 1988. But polio is not gone yet. In...

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Polio: 99.9% Defeated. What Will It Take to End It for Good? is an episode from Science in 5 by WHO - World Health Organization. Polio once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children every year, striking fear into families across the world...

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Published Jan 16, 2026, 05:40 long, audio available.