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Bookmark or Share- Poliomyelitis - World Health Organization (WHO)Polio vaccine, given multiple times, can protect a child for life. There are two vaccines available: oral polio vaccine and inactivated polio vaccine . Both are effective and safe, and both are used in different combinations worldwide, depending on local epidemiological and programmatic circumstances, to ensure the best possible protection to ...
- Polio Vaccine VIS | Vaccines & Immunizations | CDCPolio vaccine. Children should usually get 4 doses of polio vaccine at ages 2 months, 4 months, 6–18 months, and 4–6 years. Most adults do not need polio vaccine because they were already vaccinated against polio as children. Some adults are at higher risk and should consider polio vaccination, including: People traveling to certain parts ...
- Poliomyelitis (polio) - World Health Organization (WHO)Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (e.g. contaminated water or food) and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system and cause paralysis.
- Polio Vaccine Recommendations - CDCPolio vaccination has been part of the routine childhood immunization schedule in the United States for decades. Adults who received any childhood vaccines in the United States almost certainly were vaccinated for polio. Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) is the only polio vaccine that has been given in the United States since 2000. It is given by ...
- Learn About Polio Factsheet - CDCPolio is a life-threatening disease with no cure that can cause paralysis and even death. Anyone who is not fully vaccinated against polio is at risk of developing serious illness. Download this brandable fact sheet to raise awareness about the importance of getting polio vaccination.
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