The vaccines available for vacc ination against polio
are OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) and IPV (Inactivated Polio Vaccine). OPV is still the
preferred vaccine for most children. As its name suggests, it is given by mouth.
IPV, or Inactivated Polio Vaccine is given as a shot in the arm or leg. Infants
and children should be given four doses of OPV. The doses are given at 2 months,
4 months, 6-18 months and 4-6 years of age. Persons allergic to eggs or the drugs
neomycin or streptomycin should receive OPV, not the injectable IPV. Conversely,
IPV should be given If the vaccine recipient is on long-term steroid (cortisone)
therapy, has cancer, or is on chemotherapy or if a household member has AIDS or
there is an unimmunized adult in the house.
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