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If I’ve had the vaccine as a child and possibly a booster around 15 years ago should I get a booster now?
by andy_ppp 4y ago
If I’ve had the vaccine as a child and possibly a booster around 15 years ago should I get a booster now?
- 6nf 4y agoDoesn't seem to be recommended unless you're actually going to be working with polio patients or something. Childhood vaccine is sufficient.
- avs733 4y ago>Two doses of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) are 90% effective or more against polio; three doses are 99% to 100% effective. >It is not known how long people who received IPV will be immune to poliovirus, but they are most likely protected for many years after a complete series of IPV. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/polio/hcp/effectiveness-duration-protection.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/polio/hcp/effectiveness-dur...