Some types of the poliovirus are already eradicated! The polio case is exceedingly frustrating as it's been hindered by the Taliban, Boko Haram, and the likes with their stupid "this is a tool for massacre Muslims!!11" and similar rhetoric. It's not inconceivable Polio would already have need eradicated if it wasn't for that, and COVID didn't help either due to shifting priorities and such.
The good news is that the Taliban did a u-turn on this after taking over last year, and now vaccination efforts in Afghanistan are underway again. Small silver lining from the Taliban takeover I guess :-/
At any rate, current hopes for polio eradication seem to be for 2026[1], whereas Guinea worm is 2030.
The good news is that the Taliban did a u-turn on this after taking over last year, and now vaccination efforts in Afghanistan are underway again. Small silver lining from the Taliban takeover I guess :-/
At any rate, current hopes for polio eradication seem to be for 2026[1], whereas Guinea worm is 2030.
[1]: https://polioeradication.org/gpei-strategy-2022-2026/