Don't Miss the Importance of Polio Vaccine

Vaccination is important to prevent dangerous diseases in infants and children.

The polio vaccine would avoid disease poliomyelitis that strikes a nerve. Polio infection causes viruses live in the throat and intestinal tract that can be spread through contact of fluids or feces. Polio can cause paralysis of the body organs and even death.

The Grant on Schedule

There are two types of polio vaccine i.e. Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), and Inactive Polio Vacinne (IPV). OPV contain live polio virus that weakened so that body has staying power against the polio virus attacks. Whereas, IPV use viruses that are no longer active.

Administering the polio vaccine OPV type melted through the mouth, in the meantime, the types of IPV is given via an injection in the arm or leg. To obtain optimal result, then the polio vaccine should be given at four times the age of the baby is 2 months, 4 months, and 6-18 months. Then, one dose is given at the time of children aged 4-6 years.

Despite the granting of a polio vaccine in infants or children too late, then it be continued up to the full dose. Remember, the polio vaccine does not need to be repeated from the beginning.

If after vaccine polio, the child feels pain or fever, consult a doctor about administering medication pain reliever such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Specific to the type of polio vaccine, IPV administering these vaccines can cause red spots that feel pain a the site of injection.

As a remedy, the polio vaccine also has a risk of triggering allergies and other risk belongs to the very small. It is advisable to postpone polio vaccine or not given if known allergic reaction occurred on the polio vaccine before. Or your child is known to have severe allergies against nemycin, streptomycin and polymyxin B.

The Polio Vaccine to Adults

Polio can strike at any age. If there are adults who have never completely got the polio vaccine, then it can get three doses of polio vaccine with the distance between the first and second dose about 102 months. Then, the distance between the second and the third dose 6-12 months.

In addition, there are three groups of adults who require polio vaccine because of the high risk pf experiencing contact with the polio virus. First, the adults who often to the region many of the known cases of polio.

Second, the laboratory workers handling specimens that is likely to contain polio virus. Third, the health workers who take care of patients infected with polio. For adults in that category, it is recommended to consult to a physician about possibility of acquiring the polio vaccine.

Avoid the risk of dangerous polio virus infected with vaccinations. Set the schedule for the polio vaccine in accordance with the advice of the doctor.