Polio IPV - It's Advantages

Q.  Which of the following statements is/are correct about Polio IPV?

1. It is not a live vaccine.
2. IPV is used in area where polio virus is eradicated.
- Published on 03 Dec 15

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None

ANSWER: Both
 
- India was declared polio free by WHO in 2014.
- India has been polio free since January 2011. India embarked on the programme to eradicate polio 19 years ago in 1995.
- Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) injection which uses killed polio viruses, will be used alongside the oral polio vaccine (OPV).
- Immunisation using IPV will be restricted to Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
- Live viruses used in a weakened form can turn virulent, spread within communities and cause polio in unprotected children.
- IPV aims to prevent vaccine caused polio cases.

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