Polio immunization protects against
The vaccine contains an inactive (dead) form of the polio virus. It is called an inactivated polio vaccine, or IPV. It cannot cause polio.
The IPV is available alone, or combined with:
Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV); Salk vaccine; IPV
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