The lawyer, Aaron Siri, helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.

Why CDC is working to end Polio globally,

In 1988, there were 350,000 cases of wild polio across 125 countries1 – with an estimated 1,000 children per day becoming paralyzed.
The world has come a long way in stopping polio since the launch of GPEI in 1988.

In 2023, there were a total of 12 confirmed cases2 of wild polio in two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Efforts to eradicate polio over the last few decades have prevented more than 20 million cases of paralysis.

Experts fear polio is spreading undetected in Gaza.
The World Health Organization warned there is a "high risk" that the virus will spread “within Gaza and internationally if this outbreak is not responded to promptly and optimally.”

We must continue to do the good work. We can only hope the new administration doesn't take us back to an age where healthcare is only for the few.