Re: Do the terrorists understand that polio is a debilitating and contagious disease?
Hope you arent expecting village folks to be knowledgeable enough to argue with a doctor on how to administer a vaccine. But yes, just for arguments sake, there is an injectable polio vaccine as well.
To say that people havent been spooked by the fake CIA vaccination campaign is an understatement. Yes manipulative mullahs have put twisted theories in people’s minds as well, and yes, terrorists have been attacking polio teams as well…but CIA did contribute to the situation by making people wary of NGOs or health workers coming to their house.
Even while living in Lahore, I have felt uncomfortable at the sight of health workers coming to our house to administer polio vaccines. All they have is a health worker badge and hat. Not nearly enough to convince someone that they are the real deal.