16/02/2018
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV), Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), Routine immunization, Social mobilization, Vaccination campaigns, Vaccines
The Two Polio Vaccines
Polio can’t be cured, but it can be prevented. Two important tools help to prevent polio – two safe, effective vaccines. Find out about the oral polio vaccine and the inactivated poliovirus vaccine and their roles in the polio eradication effort.
Animation is also available with subtitles in other languages: Français | عربي | Urdu | Dari and Pashto | 한국| 日本語で
Watch more in the polio eradication animation series
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In March:
4 new cases of wild poliovirus cases were reported.
2 million children were vaccinated in March 2019 at 403 Permanent Transit Points (PTPs) set up across the country.
20.5 million children were vaccinated with oral polio...
