Jul 9, 2024 · There is no cure for polio (or poliomyelitis), but it can be prevented with safe and effective vaccination. CDC recommends that children get 4 doses of polio vaccine to protect them against …

The injected Salk vaccine confers IgG -mediated immunity in the bloodstream, which prevents polio infection from progressing to viremia and protects the motor neurons, thus eliminating the risk of …

Mar 1, 2025 · Poliovirus vaccine is an active immunizing agent used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio). It works by causing your body to produce its own protection (antibodies) against the virus that causes …

Jan 31, 2025 · Download and print official up-to-date polio VISs in English and Spanish, plus other languages. PDF format.

Jul 28, 2025 · The polio vaccine, given multiple times, can protect a child for life. More than 20 million people are able to walk today who would otherwise have been paralysed, since 1988, when the …

Jan 29, 2025 · There are two broad types of polio vaccines: the inactivated poliovirus vaccine and the oral polio vaccine. The first polio vaccine, the inactivated poliovirus vaccine, was developed by Jonas …

Oct 12, 2022 · Polio vaccine info for providers, including recommendations, storage, handling, and administration.

Jan 22, 2025 · The polio vaccine prevents an infection that can lead to paralysis or death. Learn who should get it and when, plus the risks of declining vaccination rates.

The inactivated polio vaccine (or IPV) is the only vaccine given to prevent polio in the U.S. IPV is given as a series of four shots at 2 months, 4 months, 6 to 18 months, and again at 4 to 6 years of age.

There are two kinds of polio vaccine: IPV, which is the shot recommended in the United States today, and a live, oral polio vaccine (OPV), which is drops that are swallowed.