If you were born prior to 1980, you almost certainly had smallpox vaccine. Are you sure you never had polio vaccine? I get the flu shot every year. I know it’s not perfect, but I’ve gotten ill with the flu a couple of times, and really, really hate it.
Oh hell of course I had those vaccines. I was referring to flu vaccines commonly available since around the early 60’s I was born in 1942 and so in addition to polio I was vaccinated when I went into the military. I received so many shots I couldn’t begin to tell you what they were for.