• RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    My mother has this scar, when she was vaccinated on a reservation.

    She also remembers they’d give you a sugar cube with a different vaccine on it at the time. She tried to get it multiple times.

      • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
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        3 hours ago

        She agrees, it was the polio vaccine in the sugar cube. She was also unable to get a second cube, as the small white girl in the bright red coat was very distinctive and they told her to stop trying to get another cube.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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          11 hours 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?

          • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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            6 hours ago

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

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            8 hours 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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            10 hours ago

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