The world is so close to wiping out polio. But in 2025, there are signs that the virus is not quite ready to go the way of smallpox — the only disease eradicated by humans. Two countries are seeing an ...

Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has expressed grave concern over the rising number of polio vaccination refusals in the metropolis, revealing that nearly 27,000 parents have declined to ...

A Pakistani police officer was killed when gunmen opened fire on a delegation of health workers carrying out a polio vaccination drive in the volatile Balochistan Province. Police said the officer, ...

What if the political right had leaned into everyone getting the shot instead of 'Let's just gain herd immunity and let it run its course'?

Vaccination rates during door-to-door drives can surpass 90%, according to Pakistan Polio Programme data, but these campaigns only offer the oral vaccine. To receive the injectable vaccine, parents ...

A health worker in Karachi administers polio drops — the oral vaccine — on February 3, the first day of a nationwide polio vaccination campaign. The country, one of only two where wild polio ...