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Re:Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 detected in London, UK by qwertox on Thursday June 23, 2022 @05:06PM (#31855162)
Probably none. But you can get a booster like Boostrix-IPV [1]. You wouldn't get it for Polio specifically, but more to freshen up your Tetanus protection, which should be done every 10 years. Let's say you get scratched by a rose while gardening, then you can go to your doctor and let him know that you haven't had a refresh of the most common vaccines in over a decade. Maybe then ask specifically for that one. I got one in my 40s after an accident where the wound then had dirt in it.

The linked PDF contains the names of that product in different European countries on the last page.

[1] https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.5302.pdf

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Re:Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 detected in London, UK by oska on Thursday June 23, 2022 @09:05PM (#31856846)
> You wouldn't get it for Polio specifically, but more to freshen up your Tetanus protection, which should be done every 10 years.

There is now debate on whether there is a need to 'freshen' up (boost) tetanus protection, due to a study published in 2020 that showed tetanus boosters give no benefit [1,2,3].

[1] https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/72/2/285/5741633

[2] https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/do-adults-really-need-te...

[3] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200225075120.h...

(The 2nd and 3rd references are discussing the study in the 1st reference)

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Re:Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 detected in London, UK by unsupp0rted on Friday June 24, 2022 @12:31AM (#31857829)
One benefit of a tdap tetanus booster is a 42% lower risk of dementia:

https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/article/76/8/1436...

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Re:Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 detected in London, UK by dham on Thursday June 23, 2022 @09:50PM (#31857048)
The 10 years number is out of date. I think the UK was going to start recommending every 30 years. They give tetanus shots out like they're candy over here in US, even when it's common knowledge that it does nothing after the fact.
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