Polio has not been eradicated the way Smallpox has. There is no smallpox anywhere. There are Polio patients, relatively rare as they are.
Comment on CW: Picture of a severe vaccine injury, NSFL
echodot@feddit.uk 2 days agoDo 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?
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 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.
toxoplasma0gondii@feddit.org 2 days ago
In Germany its part of the multi vaccine with like 5 others.
Johandea@feddit.nu 2 days ago
Yes, it’s recommended for every child. A total of four doses over five years.
pyre@lemmy.world 2 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.