The pulse polio vaccine is given to small children.
It can be given orally or as an injection.
oral
The vaccine is given through mouth because it is a live attenuated virus vaccine.
Poliomyelitis Vaccine. I don't think they're are any other names to it than that and the "Polio Vaccine" It can be done by OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) or through inoculation (Dead Polio Virus is injected into your body). This immunization is known to have side effects.
In pulse polio programme, polio vaccine is given to all the children below the age of 5 years irrespective of there vaccination schedule, all at a time. This will reduce the burden of polio virus in society drastically.
Pulse Polio vaccines are given to children of 1-5 age.
Inactivated polio vaccine is given to children as part of their routine infant vaccinations during their first 18 months or so.
Yes, oral polio vaccine (OPV) and inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) can be given at the same time in a single vaccination visit. This can benefit by providing additional protection against polio.
a vaccine that stops you getting polio!
There is no cure for polio, but polio prevention is available through a vaccine. Polio vaccine in the United States is given as an inactivated polio vaccine. Approximately 90 percent or more of polio vaccine recipients develop protective antibodies to all three polio virus types after two doses, and at least 99 percent are immune following three doses. With the continued success of polio vaccination programs, a cure for polio may be possible within the next decade.
The oral polio vaccine was formulated by Dr. Albert Sabin. He developed the vaccine in the 1950s as an alternative to the injectable polio vaccine created by Dr. Jonas Salk.