Article 61PXY What Is 'Vaccine-Derived Polio,' and How Much Should You Worry?

What Is 'Vaccine-Derived Polio,' and How Much Should You Worry?

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Beth Skwarecki
from Lifehacker on (#61PXY)
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Polio has been nearly wiped out worldwide, but now there is a known case in the U.S. for the first time in nine years. The person is unvaccinated, but the strain they were infected with is a type of what's called vaccine-derived" polio. Let's talk about what that means-because it does not mean you should avoid the...

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