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I'm concerned too, I don't think I was offered a polio vaccine, ever.

by mateo1 4y ago

ricardobayes 4y ago
You probably were, it is part of the mandatory course administered to children (at least it was/is in Central/Eastern Europe)
- mateo1 4y ago
  Turns out I didn't remember it because it's part of those combined vaccines. I hope my immune memory is better than my cerebral.
  - ggm 4y ago
    You can get an adult booster. I was a recipient of pink sugar cube, possibly Salk vaccine in the 60s. I got a booster with my son's series in the 90s.
- bjoli 4y ago
  Building on this, the vaccination programmes of the EU countries have converged to the extent that I was able to vaccinate my 3 month old in accordance to the Swedish vaccination programme while on vacation in Portugal by just showing up at a health centre and asking for a vaccination in accordance to their vaccination programme. They even use the same vaccines. If you are younger than 30 you will have had a polio vaccine if you parents followed the national vaccine programme in any European country. If you are younger than 50 chances are that you have been vaccinated as well.
baggsie 4y ago
At least in France it's combined with the tetanus one - I'd imagine it's the same in other countries too.
- qwertox 4y ago
  Boostrix-IPV https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.5302.pdf https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.5302.pdf
jacquesm 4y ago
You may have had a 'cocktail' shot: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/why-vaccinate/combination-vaccines.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/why-vaccinate/combinati...
pdpi 4y ago
That should be easy enough to sort out. Go to your GP and ask them about it, they should be able to make a booster shot happen.
wirrbel 4y ago
Don’t you have a vaccination record /pass in which all childhood vaccinations are recorded? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Certificate_of_Vaccination_or_Prophylaxis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Certificate_of...

I'm concerned too, I don't think I was offered a polio vaccine, ever.

by mateo1 4y ago

I'm concerned too, I don't think I was offered a polio vaccine, ever.

You probably were, it is part of the mandatory course administered to children (at least it was/is in Central/Eastern Europe)

mateo1 4y ago
Turns out I didn't remember it because it's part of those combined vaccines. I hope my immune memory is better than my cerebral.
- ggm 4y ago
  You can get an adult booster. I was a recipient of pink sugar cube, possibly Salk vaccine in the 60s. I got a booster with my son's series in the 90s.
bjoli 4y ago
Building on this, the vaccination programmes of the EU countries have converged to the extent that I was able to vaccinate my 3 month old in accordance to the Swedish vaccination programme while on vacation in Portugal by just showing up at a health centre and asking for a vaccination in accordance to their vaccination programme. They even use the same vaccines. If you are younger than 30 you will have had a polio vaccine if you parents followed the national vaccine programme in any European country. If you are younger than 50 chances are that you have been vaccinated as well.

baggsie 4y ago

At least in France it's combined with the tetanus one - I'd imagine it's the same in other countries too.

qwertox 4y ago
Boostrix-IPV https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.5302.pdf https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.5302.pdf

jacquesm 4y ago

You may have had a 'cocktail' shot: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/why-vaccinate/combination-vaccines.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/why-vaccinate/combinati...

pdpi 4y ago

That should be easy enough to sort out. Go to your GP and ask them about it, they should be able to make a booster shot happen.

wirrbel 4y ago

Don’t you have a vaccination record /pass in which all childhood vaccinations are recorded? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Certificate_of_Vaccination_or_Prophylaxis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Certificate_of...