Polio

For the endgame in polio to succeed, a coordinated and complex vaccine switch is crucial - Liam Donaldson

Polio
Polio

image by: Rajkumar Rajgaria‎End Polio Now Education Group

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CDC

Children get 4 doses of IPV at these ages: 2 months, 4 months, 6-18 months, and a booster dose at 4-6 years. OPV has not been used in the United States since 2000 but is still used in many parts of the world.

Vaccines.gov

Polio used to be very common in the United States and caused severe illness in thousands of people each year before polio vaccine was introduced in 1955. Most people infected with the polio virus have no symptoms, however for the less than one percent who develop paralysis (cannot move arms or legs) it may result in permanent disability and even death.

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