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Comment
. 2022 Aug;85(2):174-211.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.04.039. Epub 2022 Apr 29.

The negative impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on immunization and the positive impact on Polio eradication in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Muhammad Suleman Rana  1 , Mr Muhammad Usman  2 , Aamer Ikram  2 , Muhammad Salman  2 , Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi  3 , Massab Umair  2
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The negative impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on immunization and the positive impact on Polio eradication in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Muhammad Suleman Rana et al. J Infect. 2022 Aug.
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Reported polio cases 2010–2022 in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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