United Arab Emirates
A 36-year-old female asked:
my country is near pakistan that has polio.my country doesnt have.there is a polio campaign and i don't know if i give my son.already had all shots ?
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Dr. Natalie Hodgeanswered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
Get them: Definitely recheck his records and get them if there are any gaps. If you can't confirm the records for sure, then go ahead and redose them. For the IPV shot that we use now, there is no live virus or any chance or mild paralysis as there rarely is with the old OPV.
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