While most Americans are vaccinated against polio, experts say New York's first reported polio case in nearly a decade should serve as a wake-up call to those who aren't.
CDC Polio Vaccine Guidance
All U.S. children should get four total IPV doses. One dose should be administered at each of the following ages or within the ranges: 2 months, 4 months, 6-18 months, 4-6 years. Kids traveling to a country where polio risk is higher than it is here should be fully vaccinated before leaving. The CDC hasMost adults don't need polio vaccine because they already had it when they were kids.
Adults in applicable situations should get three doses of IPV, the CDC says. Adults at increased exposure risk who have already completed their routine polio vaccination series can receive one lifetime booster dose of IPV,The IPV that has been used in the United States since 1987 is as effective as OPV for preventing polio, the CDC says. Two doses of IPV provide 90% immunity to all three types of poliovirus, while three doses provide at least 99% immunity, the agency says.
Rockland County Executive Ed Day said the county was now working to vaccinate people and see if there were any other cases.
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