Thread by @WHO

Today is #WorldPolioDay.

#Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system, and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours.

Thanks to vaccines 💪, polio cases have decreased by over 99% since 1988. #EndPolio

It’s #WorldPolioDay.
No child anywhere should suffer from a vaccine-preventable disease. Help us get closer to #polio eradication. Let’s #EndPolio!

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#Polio is a distant memory in most parts of the world but it’s still present in some places - mostly affecting children under five. Let's #EndPolio!

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It’s #WorldPolioDay.
More than 18 million people can walk today thanks to the #polio vaccine and the #HealthWorkers who go the extra mile to reach every child. No role is too small, every person makes a difference in the fight to #EndPolio.

Thank you to #HealthWorkers from all corners of the 🌍 for helping #EndPolio. Every year 450 million children in over 40 different countries are reached with the #polio vaccine thanks to you!

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Every day, #polio health workers prove that no mountain ⛰️ is too high and no desert 🏜️ too wide to prevent them from vaccinating every last child. Our progress towards a polio-free 🌍 is thanks to them!

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No matter the distance or terrain, #polio vaccinators work tirelessly to #EndPolio.

This #WorldPolioDay, we’re putting the 💡spotlight💡 on health workers helping create a polio-free future.

It’s #WorldPolioDay.
DYK: Parents 👨‍👩‍👧 & caregivers 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ are essential to #EndPolio. By working with #HealthWorkers, parents help make sure that every last child is vaccinated starting with their own.

This #WorldPolioDay we’re celebrating @PAHOWHO’s incredible achievement of 25 years wild #polio-free! 🎉

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@pahowho Eradicating #polio is only possible thanks to the many people working diligently behind the scenes to #EndPolio:
Data handlers 💽
Surveillance officers 🔍
Lab technicians 🔬

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@pahowho As long as one single child remains infected, children in all countries are at risk of contracting #polio. The poliovirus can easily be imported into a polio-free country and can spread rapidly amongst unimmunized populations.

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@pahowho Diligent disease surveillance 🔎 is critical to tracking the poliovirus so we can #EndPolio.

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@pahowho There is no cure for #polio, but it can be prevented. Polio vaccine, given multiple times, can protect a child for life. Let’s #EndPolio!

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@pahowho #Polio now survives only among the world's poorest and most marginalized communities, where it stalks the most vulnerable children. If we reach every last child with polio vaccine, we can ensure a polio-free world for future generations. #EndPolio