How can polio be prevented?
• There is no cure for polio. Immunization with oral polio vaccine (OPV) is the only way to prevent polio. • Polio vaccine, given multiple times, will reduce a child’s risk of developing polio. • Full immunization will reduce an individual’s risk of developing polio. Full immunization will protect most people, however individuals can still contract the disease due to the failure of some individuals to respond to the vaccine. • The only way to prevent polio in future generations is to eradicate the disease.
