Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) is the only polio vaccine that has been given in the United States since 2000. It is given by shot in the arm or leg, depending on the person’s age. Oral polio vaccine (OPV) is used in other countries. CDC recommends that children get four doses of polio vaccine. They should get one dose at each of the.

It can be a serious infection, caused by a virus which spreads easily through contact with the faeces (poo) of an infected person or less commonly through droplets when they cough or sneeze.

Polio (short for poliomyelitis) is an acute paralytic disease. It’s an enterovirus, meaning it is a ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus that enters the body through the gastrointestinal tract where it thrives, but it can move to the nervous system.

Vaccine schedule Routinely administered vaccines Product Influenza Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis 1 Choose Pneumococcus Haemophilus influenzae type b Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B: See table below for details Human papillomavirus: Through age 26 years; optional for ages 27-45 years. Herpes zoster: Administer if VZV IgG+ or other