Sentence examples for polio were not from inspiring English sources

However, teenagers, who were also vulnerable to polio, were not taking up the vaccine," Mawdsley told the Observer.

"Polio is not an emergency case.

But tackling polio is not only about altruism.

Nonetheless, the eradication of polio is not a luxury.

Since polio is not seen as a threat in the Global North, it is of low priority and its treatment is not part of doctors' training.

Countries will continue to give children polio vaccines as part of their routine immunization package, but 80 nations where polio is not found will no longer have supplementary vaccination days.

People who are fully vaccinated against polio are not at risk, but in countries where routine vaccination is not encouraged, similar immune-deficient patients could potentially start a new polio outbreak.

Yet, if polio is not eliminated completely and if vaccination is not continued for several years after the last confirmed case, there is always a danger that it may flare up again and spread to other parts of the world.

But the fight against polio is not over and we are at a critical moment in time.

The stigma associated with polio was not just that one was a "cripple" but that one came from an impoverished background.

"Of course, our battle against polio is not yet won.