With Polio, Australia has zero cases of polio since it was declared "polio-free" by the world health organisation in 2000. The risk of one of my kids getting polio is statistically 0%, whereas the risk of a reaction to the vaccine is higher than 0%. It makes more sense to me to get the polio vaccine later in life if you are ever planning on visiting a country that still has polio, rather than giving it repeatedly to a baby with an immature immune system..
With this, not entirely true. Polio still exisit in other parts of the world, so if your friend *bob* went to a polio infected area and became a carrier, when he would come home and visit, your children can become infected (yes rare, but more then 0%)

There are high risk vaccination centers open that might be an option for when your ready later incase you didn't know



Love MN ;-)