How the Polio Vaccine (IPV and OPV) Works

Here I give a quick overview of how the polio vaccines work; the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) & the oral polio vaccine (OPV). This is of heightened importance now due to the increased detection of polioviruses in wastewater samples in the US and the UK.
Adults who completed their polio vaccination but who are at increased risk of encountering poliovirus, such as traveling to a country of higher polio risk, working with the polio virus in a lab, or a healthcare worker treating patients with polio may receive one lifetime IPV booster.
If an adult did not receive all recommended doses of either OPV or IPV as a child they should (and can at any time) complete their polio vaccination with IPV. Two doses of IPV provide at least 90% protection, and three doses provide at least 99% protection.

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Thank you dr

[@KarinLynnBates]

Virology is so darn interesting! It’s also a bit whack we are having to talk about polio vaccines again…

[@ScientistSwanda]

right?? when this popped up in the news I was shocked

[@cellevangiel5973]

You talk about the application, but I want to know how it works. How does our immune system fight, destroy a virus?

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Polo give children from,2week or how many years of de children?

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thank you

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my pleasure!

[@WilDayne]

When I was a child, I got everything under the sun. And then once again when I joined the military. Now my new job wants me to get everything under the sun again, polio, smallpox, emphysema, anthrax etc.. do you know if this is safe to do?

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Wow thanks

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