Syed Wali desperately wants to immunize his three young children
against polio but fears the Islamic militants who banned the vaccine
from this remote area in northwest Pakistan will catch him if he tries
to smuggle it in.
"I can afford to bring the vaccine for my
children, but what answer will I give the Taliban if they recover the
vaccine bag from my possession?" Wali asked.
Wali's fears are
shared by many in the North Waziristan tribal area as health authorities
recently confirmed five new polio cases there and suspect there are
many more. It's one of a series of outbreaks this year in parts of the
country where security threats have kept out vaccination teams.
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