[CliffordK (OP)]

With all eyes on COVID, Polio has largely been ignored, causing some concern among health officials.

However, so far, 2021 has the fewest cases of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) ever.

https://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-now/wild-poliovirus-list/
https://polioeradication.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/weekly-polio-analyses-WPV-20210518.pdf

As of May 18, 2021, there has been exactly one documented case of Polio in Pakistan on January 27, 2021, and one documented case of  Polio Afghanistan on January 1, 2021. 

In addition, the last "other source" sample containing the virus in Afghanistan was February 23, 2021. 

There continue to be a few "other" samples in Pakistan, with positive samples on April 12, 2021 (total of 55 positive "other samples" for the year).

There do continue to be a number of circulating vaccine derived polio cases across a handful of countries.
https://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-now/this-week/circulating-vaccine-derived-poliovirus/
https://polioeradication.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/weekly-polio-analyses-cVDPV-20210518.pdf

But, even those seem to be significantly down, and seem to be close to interrupted transmission in many countries.

One thing I don't understand is that the last case of Type 2 WPV was apparently 20 years ago in 1999.  Yet, there was a huge recent explosion of cVDPV2 cases.  Was that vaccine given to children even after the virus strain was eradicated?

[evan_au]

WHO were getting close to polio eradication in and around Pakistan, when the CIA reportedly piggy-backed on a vaccination campaign to locate their latest nemesis through genetic sequencing.
- That produced major distrust of "Western" vaccines, and polio took off again.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_eradication#Opposition_to_vaccination_efforts

[Zer0]

Hopefully this is Related to the OP.
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" The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, is an international organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states, with a collective population of over 1.8 billion as of 2015 with 49 countries being Muslim-majority countries. "
Wikipedia.

When feelings of Mistrust & Suspection are an Obvious given, Why then does the WHO Not take a back seat & instead pass on the Humble work to the OIC?

& Rather ideally, Why does Not the OIC itself create & march ahead with such drives intentionally itself?


P.S. - Should the Other Nations of the World be Concerned about certain masses of populations Avoiding & Denying Covid19 Vaccinations?
The implications of such behaviour may or may not have grave consequences in the future, hence what can be done to gain Trust & solve this in a civilized manner?
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