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Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination campaign

A medical worker gives drops of vaccine to a girl during a polio immunization campaign at Sigli Town Square in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Indonesia has begun a campaign against the poliovirus in the the country's conservative province after several children were found infected with the highly-contagious disease that was declared eradicated in the country less than a decade ago. (AP Photo/Riska Munawarah) Children queue up for their turn to be vaccinated against poliovirus during a polio immunization campaign at Sigli Town Square in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Indonesia has begun a campaign against the poliovirus in the the country's conservative province after several children were found infected with the highly-contagious disease that was declared eradicated in the country less than a decade ago. (AP Photo/Riska Munawarah) A boy receives drops of vaccine from a medical worker during a polio immunization campaign at Sigli Town Square in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Indonesia has begun a campaign against the poliovirus in the the country's conservative province after several children were found infected with the highly-contagious disease that was declared eradicated in the country less than a decade ago. (AP Photo/Riska Munawarah) Children queue up for their turn to be vaccinated against poliovirus during a polio immunization campaign at Sigli Town Square in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Indonesia has begun a campaign against the poliovirus in the the country's conservative province after several children were found infected with the highly-contagious disease that was declared eradicated in the country less than a decade ago. (AP Photo/Riska Munawarah) A medical worker gives vaccine to a boy during a polio immunization campaign at Sigli Town Square in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Indonesia has begun a campaign against the poliovirus in the the country's conservative province after several children were found infected with the highly-contagious disease that was declared eradicated in the country less than a decade ago. (AP Photo/Riska Munawarah) A girl receives drops of vaccine from a medical worker during a polio immunization campaign at Sigli Town Square in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Indonesia has begun a campaign against the poliovirus in the the country's conservative province after several children were found infected with the highly-contagious disease that was declared eradicated in the country less than a decade ago. (AP Photo/Riska Munawarah)
Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination campaign