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OPV is only applied in developing countries, where setting up an infrastructure with syringes and refrigeration is way harder. IPV is better in all ways, but O
by est31 4y ago
OPV is only applied in developing countries, where setting up an infrastructure with syringes and refrigeration is way harder.
IPV is better in all ways, but OPV still is better than nothing at all, even if it can sometimes mutate back to the wild variant and cause polio... this only occurs however if you are not fully vaccinating the population, as only non-vaccinated children can get infected.
https://polioeradication.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GPEI-cVDPV-Fact-Sheet-20191115.pdf https://polioeradication.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GPEI...
- btilly 4y agoNo, IPV is NOT better in all ways. And your link verifies that fact. Specifically IPV only protects you from serious illness. OPV stops transmission. Therefore where polio is endemic, you need to supply OPV to end transmission. Once polio is no longer endemic, IPV guarantees protection without the additional risks that OPV brings to those around who are immunocompromised or not immunized.
- est31 4y agoFair points, I stand corrected.