RFK wants to bring polio back. Literally.

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So imma ask a series of dumb questions, did we get polio vaxes as kids, or because it was all but eradicated they stopped vaxing people. Tryna understand if I can still get this shyt.
You're thinking of Small Pox, it was eradicated in the 1980s and children are no longer vaccinated.

Children still receive the Polio vaccine in 4 shots.

 

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So imma ask a series of dumb questions, did we get polio vaxes as kids, or because it was all but eradicated they stopped vaxing people. Tryna understand if I can still get this shyt.
polio is not eradicated. we got it as kids to prevent us from getting the most destructive strain(s).

we're also supposed to get HPV vaccines before having sex to prevent cancer when we get older. which some speculate is why it's so prevalent in younger and younger people
 

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polio is not eradicated. we got it as kids to prevent us from getting the most destructive strain(s).

we're also supposed to get HPV vaccines before having sex to prevent cancer when we get older. which some speculate is why it's so prevalent in younger and younger people
depends where you’re born. In many poor countries they still give the oral vaccine.
 

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Yes, the polio vax is one of the many childhood immunizations they still receive today.
You don't stop giving out vaccines, because they are not a cure. People have to continue getting them to keep the disease from making a resurgence.
It lasts your whole life right so I dont have to worry about it?
 

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It lasts your whole life right so I dont have to worry about it?
You still have to originally receive it to be immune to deadlier strains, right? so I thought

So no it’s not every year like a Flu shot but it still might be necessary
 

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So imma ask a series of dumb questions, did we get polio vaxes as kids, or because it was all but eradicated they stopped vaxing people. Tryna understand if I can still get this shyt.

We got them as kids. It's eradicated here because of vaccinations. But a Jewish guy who was unvaccinated travelled to Israel and got polio and got paralyzed IIRC

 

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It lasts your whole life right so I dont have to worry about it?
As long as the unvaccinated don't allow for any new strains to evolve and take hold, yeah you should be good.

Put like this,
Your vaccination is update 2.22. it fixed all the issues you were having after update 2.21.
But if something else happens you still gonna need update 2.23 to fix it.
I would recommend having the all the current updates.
 

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