• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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      3 days ago

      Do they even vaccinate against polio anymore I’m pretty sure I’ve never had a polio vaccine and I am pretty sure it’s extinct isn’t it?

      • pyre@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        I’m no expert but at this point I think it’s a pretty safe bet that things come back if you stop vaccinating against it.

      • Johandea@feddit.nu
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        3 days ago

        Yes, it’s recommended for every child. A total of four doses over five years.

      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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        3 days ago

        Polio is not extinct. There is polio in India and Africa. Smallpox may be extinct, because of the vaccine, which causes that scar.