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 …

OPV is usually provided in vials containing 10–20 doses of vaccine. A single dose of oral polio vaccine (usually two drops) contains 1,000,000 infectious units of Sabin 1 (effective against …

Sep 6, 2024 · Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) is the only polio vaccine that has been given in the United States since 2000. It is given by shot in the arm or leg, depending on the person's age. …

Jan 31, 2025 · Polio vaccine can prevent polio. Polio (or poliomyelitis) is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by poliovirus, which can infect a person's spinal cord, leading to …

Aug 6, 2021 · The inactivated polio vaccine has been used to protect people against polio since 1955. Although polio has been effectively eliminated in the U.S., it’s still given to protect …

Feb 20, 2025 · The polio vaccine or shot helps stop the spread of polio. The U.S. uses the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). It's one of two types of polio vaccinations to prevent infection.

Jan 29, 2025 · That 1955 vaccine—the inactivated polio vaccine, or IPV—is the only polio vaccine used in the U.S. today. Over the past seven decades, it has proven incredibly safe and …

Sep 27, 2022 · A U.S. physician named Jonas Salk created the first successful polio vaccine, known as the “inactivated polio vaccine” (IPV). Salk tested this vaccine on himself and his …

The inactivated polio vaccine (or IPV) is now the only vaccine given in the United States to prevent polio. IPV is given as a series of four shots at 2 months, 4 months, 6 to 18 months, …

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.