Polio

There are two types of polio vaccine:

Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) is the only polio vaccine that has been given in the United States since 2000. IPV is a shot given in the leg or the arm, depending on age. The second vaccine type is oral polio vaccine (OPV) which is used in other countries.

State-Supplied Vaccine

• Current State-Supplied Polio-Containing Vaccines

Vaccine Information

• Polio

External Resources

• Vaccines and Immunizations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Find a local health department