![]() Who Should Get Polio Vaccine? Infants and ChildrenĬhildren in the United States should get inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) to protect against polio, or poliomyelitis. They should get one dose at each of the following ages: 2 months old, 4 months old, 6 through 18 months old, and 4 through 6 years old. Oral polio vaccine (OPV) is used in other countries.ĬDC recommends that children get four doses of polio vaccine. IPV is given by shot in the leg or arm, depending on the patient’s age. ![]() Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) is the only polio vaccine that has been given in the United States since 2000. ![]()
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