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A member asked:
3 dozes of polio vaccine are over for our baby.we are moving to india.they give only opv not ipv in india.what shud i do for booster doze at 4 yrs.
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OPV: Opv (oral polio vaccine) should be ok as long as your family members including your child are not immunocompromised.
Answered 11/23/2016
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OPV is fine: The OPV was the standard polio vaccine in the US from about 1960 to 1990's and only replaced by the IPV due to the rare Polio cases associated with OPV. (immune compromised patients).It remains a standard for most of the world and promotes immunity to the same strains included in the shot.
Answered 7/15/2014
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