Do adults need polio vaccine?
Adults 18 years of age and older do not need polio vaccine unless they are traveling to a country where polio is endemic or epidemic. If a traveling adult has never received a primary series of polio vaccine, then 3 doses of IPV should be administered, the first two doses separated by at least 4 weeks and the last dose given 4-8 weeks after the second. If a traveling adult has previously received a primary series, a once-in-a-lifetime IPV booster is recommended.
