• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    12 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.

    • pyre@lemmy.world
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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.