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by darth_avocado 17 days ago
We can, but if we’re not careful, it can come back.

After eradicating polio for decades, we saw a case for the first time in 2022. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9577438/

And given the drop in rates of immunization post covid, we can very expect more if the trend continues.

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> suggesting an origin from the live attenuated oral polio vaccine

Without immunizations that would’nt have happened though?