The only way to eradicate polio is to get vaccinated


Polio vaccination is part of our national immunisation programme and is given to children at the age of two, three, five and 18 months. — Positive Parenting

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the only human disease that has been officially eradicated until now is smallpox.

This means that there is no longer any new smallpox case detected globally.

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