Poliovirus immunizations. What goes around, comes around.
Although poliovirus vaccination is nto new, the recent changes in ACIP recommendations involving polio vaccinations are. Currently, wild type poliovirus has been eliminated in the Western hemisphere, but vaccine-associated cases (VAPP) still occur. The new recommendations are intended to continue providing protection and to eliminate VAPP cases from occurring in vaccinees or close contacts.
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Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology
D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral