Posted on Aug 17, 2022
How to find your polio vaccination records —which is harder in some states than others
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After poliovirus was found in wastewater in three New York counties, some people have tried to verify that they've gotten all the recommended shots.
Most Americans were vaccinated in early childhood. Kindergarten vaccination rates for polio have hovered around 95% since at least the 2011-12 school year.
But there's no federal database of vaccination records. So if you’re unsure whether you were fully vaccinated against polio, how you retrieve your records depends on where you got your immunizations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests asking parents or caregivers, doctors or public health clinics you visited as a child, or previous employers that required immunizations. Schools may also keep records for a couple of years after students graduate.
Most Americans were vaccinated in early childhood. Kindergarten vaccination rates for polio have hovered around 95% since at least the 2011-12 school year.
But there's no federal database of vaccination records. So if you’re unsure whether you were fully vaccinated against polio, how you retrieve your records depends on where you got your immunizations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests asking parents or caregivers, doctors or public health clinics you visited as a child, or previous employers that required immunizations. Schools may also keep records for a couple of years after students graduate.
How to find your polio vaccination records —which is harder in some states than others
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I certainly remember being vaccinated. I received both the injection and the oral vaccine
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"How to find your polio vaccination record
The CDC recommends that everyone get four doses of the polio vaccine at specific intervals from ages 2 months to 6 years. The shots are required for children entering kindergarten in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., although states allow medical exemptions and, in some cases, religious or philosophical exemptions.
Around 93% of U.S. kindergartners had received four doses of the polio vaccine by the 2020-21 school year, according to the CDC."
"How to find your polio vaccination record
The CDC recommends that everyone get four doses of the polio vaccine at specific intervals from ages 2 months to 6 years. The shots are required for children entering kindergarten in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., although states allow medical exemptions and, in some cases, religious or philosophical exemptions.
Around 93% of U.S. kindergartners had received four doses of the polio vaccine by the 2020-21 school year, according to the CDC."
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