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Oral Poliovirus Vaccine (OPV)

This is one of the vaccines that protects against polio.

Ingredients:

Active ingredients:

Live, attenuated Polioviruses types 1 and 3.

Inactive ingredients:
Ingredient amounts are not listed in the package insert

Sources

Relevant Terms

Attenuated: The pathogen is weakened but not completely inactivated. Attenuated pathogens are too weak to cause disease in almost all people.

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Last updated: Mar. 1, 2023

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