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A vaccine for polio is specifically for polio and not for chickenpox. No more than trying to say that a hamburger is a salad.

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What type of vaccine is polio vaccine?

To protect against polio.


What are the risks for not taking vaccines?

Every vaccine is designed to protect against some infectious disease. If you do not take the vaccine, you are more likely to become infected by that disease. If you do not get the polio vaccine, you are more likely to get polio, for example.


What did Jonas salk invent that is still in use today?

Dr. Jonas Salk created a vaccine for poliomytis or Polio. In 1954, Salk had done the biggest field trial ever recored in history. He did this experiment on over 1.8 million people. There was 2 vaccines. One was the vaccine that he has created and then the Placebo. Then he had a control group. He died on June 23, 1995. He was 80 years old when he died


What is anti polio vaccine?

a vaccine that stops you getting polio!


Why was a vaccine against polio needed in a America?

because that vaccine contains alive polio virus which caused polio in healthy people therefore america banned it and sell it in asia fpr frewe among muslims


How effective was Jonas salks initial testing of polio vaccine?

Jonas Salk's initial testing of polio vaccine is 60 - 70% effective against PV1 (poliovirus type 1, over 90% effective against PV2 and PV3, and 94% effective against the development of bulbar polio.


How effective was Jonas Salk's initial testing of the polio vaccine?

Jonas Salk's initial testing of polio vaccine is 60 - 70% effective against PV1 (poliovirus type 1, over 90% effective against PV2 and PV3, and 94% effective against the development of bulbar polio.


Can OPV and IPV be given at the same time?

Yes, oral polio vaccine (OPV) and inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) can be given at the same time in a single vaccination visit. This can benefit by providing additional protection against polio.


Who formulated the oral polio vaccine?

Albert Sabin founded the oral polio vaccine and the vaccine was licensed in 1962.


Explain how the salk and sabin vaccines provide protection against polio?

Vaccines provide protection by reproducing antibodies which fights the poliovirus, or whatever the virus is the vaccine is intended to protect against. Some vaccines may also protect against certain bacterial infections, such as pneumonia.


Why was polio vaccine invented?

To prevent polio.


What was the polio vaccine used for?

to pervented polio