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Polio Information For Health Professionals
On this page:
Clinical features and epidemiology
Reporting
Vaccine Information
ACIP Recommendations and MMWR reports
Clinical features and epidemiology
- Poliomyelitis: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Poliomyelitis chapter in the CDC's Pink Book on vaccine-preventable diseases. - Polio Photos
Images of people affected by polio from CDC. Warning: Graphic medical images.
Reporting
- Reporting Polio
All cases of polio must be reported to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Vaccine Information
- Polio Vaccine Product Information and VIS
Generic name Manufacturer Prescribing information VIS Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) Sanofi Pasteur IPOL CDC: Polio VIS Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and inactivated polio vaccine (DTaP-IPV)
GlaxoSmithKline Kinrix CDC: Your Child's First Vaccines (Multiple Vaccines VIS) - Ask the Experts: Polio Vaccine
Experts from the CDC answer challenging questions about vaccines and their administration.
ACIP Recommendations and MMWR reports
- CDC: Polio ACIP Vaccine Recommendations
CDC listing of recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).