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A member asked:
Can oral polio vaccine be given to a child while the mom is still pregnant with another baby?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Yes: There have been concerns that oral polio vaccine containing live virus is inadvertently given to an immunodeficient chlld or to a child who potentially infect immunocompromised household contact. Therefore, no oral polio vaccine is used in routine immunization in us.
Answered 4/18/2013
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Yes: But we do not use the oral vaccine anymore. When we did, it is important to know that the mom had been previously immunized.
Answered 7/20/2014
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