Why Is Polio Disappearing

Many people believe polio is disappearing from our world. Scientists and doctors have created a new vaccine to beat polio. They are now giving boPV. These new vaccines only cure type one and type three of polio. Type two is no longer being given, because it is almost completely gone. The endgame, which is the name scientists have given for the end of polio, scientists are working on a way to stop type one and three. This is what this vaccine is going to do. Scientists are saying that type two polio is gone (almost but around most parts of the word yes) , so it is only a matter of time before type one and three disappear. The only problem is these materials can only be stored in facilities that perform essential functions of vaccine production and research. This means some people in poorer countries will have to travel a distance to get vaccinated. Although the benefit of the doubt is that these countries weren’t even vaccinated, so they can now have the proper medical help. …show more content…
Many Californians have been reporting a polio like disease in their kids aged from three to seven. Scientist have been studying countries that still have polio, and Syria, Cameroon, and Pakistan are allowing the disease to sneak past their borders. The disease is “traveling” and spreading to other countries, but this disease is not quite polio. This is a type of polio that many doctors haven’t seen yet. Scientists also believe that this disease could be coming from Africa and Asia. In the recent years out of twenty polio cases ninety five percent came from Pakistan, Afghanistan, or