The first case of polio in the US in years was detected this week in New York — here's what to know about polio vaccines.
"Based on what we know about this case and polio in general, the Department of Health strongly recommends that unvaccinated individuals get vaccinated or boosted with the FDA-approved IPV [inactivated] polio vaccine as soon as possible," State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said in a release from the N.Y. State Department of Health that was provided to Fox News Digital.
A health worker displays a vial of polio vaccine during a government-run vaccination drive in Manila on October 14, 2019. The U.S. stopped using the oral polio vaccine in 2000 — and instead uses the inactivated polio vaccine , which does not contain the live virus. Officials said during the conference that the U.S. stopped using the oral polio vaccine in 2000 — and instead uses the inactivated polio vaccine , which does not contain the live virus.
Physicians explained to Fox Digital News that the poliovirus typically is transmitted when the contaminated fecal matter of an infected person enters the body through the mouth, usually from hands containing the fecal matter. A Syrian child receives polio vaccine during a vaccination campaign A person can shed the virus — therefore infecting others — even when that person does not appear sick. An individual can start to show symptoms up to 30 days afterward.
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