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Dosage and vaccination schedule. One dose = 2 drops (approximately 0.1 ml) In endemic areas or areas at risk of poliovirus importation, according to WHO recommendations. Child: 4 doses approximately 4 weeks apart, at birth then at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age.
6 Αυγ 2021 · Polio vaccine can prevent polio. Polio (or poliomyelitis) is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by poliovirus, which can infect a person’s spinal cord, leading to paralysis. Most people infected with poliovirus have no symptoms, and many recover without complications.
9 Ιουλ 2024 · Key points. There is no cure for polio (or poliomyelitis), but it can be prevented with safe and effective vaccination. CDC recommends that children get 4 doses of polio vaccine to protect them against severe polio disease, including paralysis.
The oral polio vaccine (OPV) is safe and extremely effective, and the most common kind of vaccine used in the fight to eradicate polio. There are different types of OPVs that protect against one, a combination of two, or all three different serotypes of polio – types 1, 2, and/or 3.
16 Αυγ 2020 · Under objective 2 of the Eradication and Endgame Plan, at least one dose of inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine (IPV) should be introduced into all routine immunization programmes globally, and trivalent oral polio vaccines (tOPV) will be replaced with bivalent (bOPV) in all OPV-using countries.
The recommended dose for both children and adults is 0.5 mL. It can be administered by the intramuscular or subcutaneous route, using a needle length appropriate for the age and size of the person receiving the vaccine.
6 Αυγ 2021 · Download and print official up-to-date polio VISs in English and Spanish, plus other languages. PDF format.
