
Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals - World Health …
2020年8月16日 · Polio vaccine, given multiple times, almost always protects a child for life. The development of effective vaccines to prevent paralytic polio was one of the major medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. There are six different vaccines to stop polio transmission: Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) – protects against poliovirus types 1, 2, and 3
Recommendations to assure the quality, safety and efficacy of ...
2020年11月6日 · In addition, WHO Guidelines for the safe production and quality control of poliomyelitis vaccines were adopted by the Committee in 2018. These Guidelines further align the biocontainment requirements for the production of both sIPV and IPV derived from wild-type strains (wIPV) with good manufacturing practices (GMP) and GAPIII requirements.
Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals - World Health …
2022年6月24日 · WHO/Indonesia A child receiving oral polio drops. After being declared polio-free by World Health Organization officials in 2014, Indonesia is observing National Polio Immunization Week by vowing to inoculate millions
India introduces Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) to strengthen …
2017年7月12日 · Introduction of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV ) in the routine immunization programme of India is a landmark step to provide double protection to children and securing gains of polio eradication. New evidence now clearly shows that IPV and Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) together will further strengthen the children’s immune system and provide double protection …
Training for the addition of a second dose of Inactivated Poliovirus ...
2024年12月1日 · At the end of the module, the participant will be able to: Understand poliovirus transmission, poliomyelitis disease and global progress toward polio eradication Recognize the vaccines available against polio and the risks and benefits of each Describe the rationale for the addition of a second dose of IPV vaccine into the routine immunization schedule Available in …
Safety profile of nOPV2 vaccine - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年3月1日 · In less than a year, however, this first IPV was the centre of one the most serious vaccine safety events recorded, the Cutter incident, in which inadequate inactivation of the polio viruses during the manufacturing process resulted in 61 cases of vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP), 80 family contact cases, 17 community contact ...
Two Polio Vaccines - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年12月3日 · Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (e.g. contaminated water or food) and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system and cause paralysis.
Launching of the National Expansion for the Second Dose …
2023年6月20日 · Committed to achieving the global eradication of Polio by 2026, Indonesia has undertaken comprehensive polio immunization efforts, offering the recommended doses of bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) and inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) to children before their first birthday. Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia continues to …
Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) tender pricing announced
2014年3月11日 · Moving from the oral polio vaccine to an inactivated and injectable polio vaccine (IPV) is crucial to ensure a polio-free world by 2018. Endorsed by the World Health Assembly, The Global Polio Eradication Initiative's (GPEI) Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018, calls for the introduction of IPV to boost global immunity and accelerate the …
OPV and IPV have important but distinct advantages, and both vaccines are necessary to end polio for good. Because OPV protects both the individual and the community, it is essential to stop wild poliovirus transmission. IPV is being introduced as part of preparations for OPV cessation and is vital to end polio once and for all.