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As the year-end travel season begins, many Indian travellers are busy planning their vacations — booking tickets, applying for visas, and finalising itineraries. But there’s one crucial document that often slips under the radar: the polio vaccination certificate. While most of us were vaccinated as children, very few still have the proof. And that’s where the problem begins. Several countries, especially those identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as polio-affected or high-risk, now ask travellers to show valid polio vaccination certificates upon arrival and in some cases, even at departure.