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Why Haven't We Eradicated Polio?

Written By SciShow on Thursday, Jan 05, 2023 | 06:00 PM

 
If we’ve had vaccines for the polio virus for almost 70 years, why haven’t we been able to fully eradicate it from the globe? Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) Thumbnail Image Credit: Dr Graham Beards ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/polio.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/disabilityhistorypresidents.htm https://www.cdc.gov/polio/what-is-polio/polio-us.html https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/immunization/world-polio-day/index.html#:~:text=We've%20achieved%20a%2099.9,5%20of%206%20WHO%20regions https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10072-016-2720-9 http://exhibits.hsl.virginia.edu/treasures/michael-underwood-1736-1820/ https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/polio.pdf ttps://www.cdc.gov/polio/what-is-polio/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068582/ https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/childrens-health/how-long-do-babies-carry-their-mothers-immunity/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068582/ https://www.who.int/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/standards-and-specifications/vaccines-quality/poliomyelitis https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.288.5471.1593 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4178759/#:~:text=Inactivated%20polio%20vaccines%2C%20which%20have,poliovirus%20(PV)%20with%20formaldehyde. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/polio/hcp/routine-polio-vaccination.html https://www.who.int/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/standards-and-specifications/vaccines-quality/poliomyelitis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3782271/ https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/prinvac.pdf https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/full/10.2217/fmb.15.19?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org https://www.hhs.gov/immunization/basics/types/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/polio/hcp/vaccine-derived-poliovirus-faq.html https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-preventable-tragedy-of-polio-in-new-york https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(22)00238-3/fulltext https://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-prevention/the-vaccines/opv/ https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/345967/9789240031937-eng.pdf https://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-prevention/the-vaccines/opv/ https://www.who.int/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/standards-and-specifications/vaccines-quality/poliomyelitis https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/polio/#:~:text=The%20polio%20vaccine%20is%20part,%2FIPV)%20pre%2Dschool%20booster Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salk_headlines.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polio_EM_PHIL_1875_lores.PNG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_Egyptian_polio_Roma2.jpg https://bit.ly/3ikN1LB https://bit.ly/3CrgudB https://bit.ly/3GlAXS5 https://bit.ly/3Iu02x0 https://bit.ly/3XadJFy https://bit.ly/3jNOjip https://bit.ly/3VJUj9b https://bit.ly/3GJqT75 https://bit.ly/3GKi5O0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polio_vaccine,_1956_(16635529011).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr_Jonas_Edward_Salk_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg bit.ly/3GJe6BC https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gallo,_Robert_C._and_Sabin,_Albert_b..jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F025952-0018,_Bonn,_Gesundheitsamt,_Schutzimpfung.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oral_Polio_Vaccine.jpg https://bit.ly/3GlDqfk https://bit.ly/3VN6lib https://bit.ly/3X8n00F https://bit.ly/3XaegHy https://bit.ly/3JgqvyC https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polioviruses.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/asian-male-patient-getting-vaccinated-against-royalty-free-image/1284041821?phrase=vaccine%20asian&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/polio-vaccine-in-india-royalty-free-image/958503164 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polio_vaccine_in_the_DRC_(8330379372).jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/vaccination-little-baby-in-doctors-clinic-nurse-royalty-free-image/494765745?phrase=polio%20vaccine&adppopup=true