[South China Morning Post]Pakistan plans prison time for parents who fail to vaccinate kids against polio
WHO’s polio director in the Eastern Mediterranean warned the new law could backfire. “Coercion is counterproductive,” Dr Hamid Jafari said.He said health workers have typically succeeded in raising immunisation rates in vaccine-hesitant areas by figuring out the reasons for people’s refusal and addressing those concerns, like bringing in a ...