You Can Thank The CIA For The Return Of Polio

I was talking to my mom about this, she was recently in an area of Pakistan where people live under Taliban rule. She was talking to several women and they openly confirmed to her that they are too afraid of the Taliban to give their children a polio vaccination. It could be possible to provide vaccinations in a sort of black market environment, but it carries a high risk of retaliation for anyone who does so.

During our conversation it was mentioned that the CIA shouldn't have used polio vaccinations as a cover for gathering intel. I don't know why the CIA thought compromising polio eradication was a safe idea.

From what I've heard Bill Gates is doing his best to help eradicate polio from Pakistan. With corruption prevalent in the country he has few people to depend on but I've heard he's contacted the right people.