A 12-year-old child received OPV #1 in 11/90, OPV #2 in 11/91, and IPV on 3/05/03. Is the polio series complete or does this child need another dose of polio?
This child needs one more dose of IPV. Whenever OPV and IPV are used in the same series, a complete series is 4 total doses, even if those doses are spread over several years. If the child had received all OPV or all IPV and a dose was given after age 4, we would not recommend an additional dose unless the person were going to travel to a polio endemic area.
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