Is it safe to give oral polio vaccine (OPV) 15 days after inactivated polio vaccine (IPV)?

Question

Hi doctor,

Is it safe to give oral polio vaccine (OPV) within 15 days after providing a dose of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV)?

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hi,

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Thank you for your query.

OPV (oral polio vaccine) is a safe vaccine. Since providing OPV is a national program, I advise you to give it. IPV is a 100 % effective vaccine, and it has to be given in a course. IPV gives 100 % protection after completion of the course. It is better to give IPV and OPV in monthly intervals, but there is nothing wrong if given simultaneously.

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