Does a child need polio drops everytime the drive takes place?

Question

There is a polio outbreak in some states of India and a case was detected in Maharashtra as well. If a child has been given polio drops every time the drive takes place, does the child still stand a risk from this outbreak?

Expert Answer

Dr Satish SalujaSep 25, 2006

Consultant Neonatologist,
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,
New Delhi

Pulse polio is the way to eradicate polio. The child who has received the vaccine is protected against the disease, however the wild virus may still survive and affect the unimmunized children causing the disease.

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Does a child need polio drops everytime the drive takes place?

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