{"id":20045,"date":"2015-03-23T13:57:46","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T08:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awamipolitics.com\/?p=20045"},"modified":"2015-03-23T13:24:23","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T08:24:23","slug":"dont-wait-vaccinate-immediately-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awamipolitics.com\/dont-wait-vaccinate-immediately-in-pakistan-20045.html","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Wait, Vaccinate Immediately in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As an adult, you may think you are done with your share of unpleasant experience of having ‘shots’ (vaccinations). If you are living in Pakistan, think again. In the last 12 months, more than 300 cases of polio, affecting not only children, but teenagers as well, were reported across Pakistan, flagging the country as one of the few where the crippling disease remains active (WHO Report, 2014). As a result, people travelling abroad had to be vaccinated for polio and obtain a dated certificate ad required travel document.<\/p>

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