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Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid tight security

by Munir Ahmed
| January 11, 2021 1:06 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Despite a steady rise in coronavirus cases, Pakistan on Monday launched a five-day vaccination campaign against polio amid tight security, hoping to eradicate the crippling children’s disease this year.

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