I don’t keep track. Is it still standard practice to vaccinate children against polio, or did the authorities decide that polio had been eradicated, as they did with smallpox? (I’m of an age to have been vaccinated against both.)
Can’t answer that without some research. The larger question [rhetorical] is why these foreign disease spreaders - assuming that’s the case - are permitted to roam free.
I mean - seriously - I can’t even take home a pet unless it gets all its shots.
Isnt that the DPT..Diptheria, polio, tetanus shot all kiddos get..? I could be wrong
“… standard practice to vaccinate children…”
Yes. American children. This is new thinking. We are a nation of open borders now and are somehow responsible to not only absorb all of this but also take care of these people
Not sure if they’re implying decreased immune system issues.
Children are vaccinated with IPV (Salk vaccine) at 2, 4,and 6 months, with a booster between 4 and six years.
Adults traveling to polio infected destinations (like Pakistan) are advised to get a single dose of IPV.
If you are at all concerned about your safety in light of recent developments an IPV booster would not be a bad idea. We may be about to enter into a svere and long-lasting shortage if this NY story pans out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_vaccine#1987
An enhanced-potency IPV was licensed in the United States in November 1987, and is currently the vaccine of choice there.[19] The first dose of polio vaccine is given shortly after birth, usually between 1 and 2 months of age, and a second dose is given at 4 months of age.[19] The timing of the third dose depends on the vaccine formulation, but should be given between 6 and 18 months of age.[53] A booster vaccination is given at 4 to 6 years of age, for a total of four doses at or before school entry.[20] In some countries, a fifth vaccination is given during adolescence.[53] Routine vaccination of adults (18 years of age and older) in developed countries is neither necessary nor recommended because most adults are already immune and have a very small risk of exposure to wild poliovirus in their home countries.[19] In 2002, a pentavalent (five-component) combination vaccine (called Pediarix)[99][100] containing IPV was approved for use in the United States.[101][100]
Don’t know about polio but last smallpox vaccine given in 1971. Went to Europe and had to get one so I could get back in US. Immunity is said to be something like 10 years.
Probably an unvaccinated illegal alien.