It can lead to death, life-long paralysis or muscle weakness, and, as survivors get older, post polio syndrome (I Survive Polio Every Day). Every child in the world – sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, grand-children, siblings – remain at risk until polio is gone forever. In 1988, Rotary International and the World Health Organization launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. As routine vaccination rates fall, polio survivor hopes her story reverses urgent trend | CBC RadioVaccines nearly eradicated polio. Learn MoreGPEI – Global Polio Eradication InitiativeEnd Polio NowFun FactDid you know that the polio vaccine featured in a classic film?

Source: CBC News October 23, 2022 19:51 UTC