Oral Poliovirus Vaccine

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf vaccine
gptkbp:administeredBy children
oral drops
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs OPV
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Inactivated_Poliovirus_Vaccine
gptkbp:cause vaccine-derived poliovirus (rarely)
gptkbp:compatibleWith United States (since 2000)
gptkbp:contains live attenuated poliovirus
gptkbp:cost low
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Albert_Sabin
gptkbp:distribution global
gptkbp:effect high
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oral Poliovirus Vaccine
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Expanded_Programme_on_Immunization
gptkbp:introducedIn 1961
gptkbp:numberOfDoses multiple
gptkbp:prevention poliomyelitis
gptkbp:routeOfAdministration oral
gptkbp:sideEffect mild gastrointestinal symptoms
vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (very rare)
gptkbp:storage refrigeration
gptkbp:target poliomyelitis
gptkbp:type bivalent
monovalent
trivalent
gptkbp:usedIn low- and middle-income countries
global polio eradication campaigns
gptkbp:WHOModelListOfEssentialMedicines true
gptkbp:WHORecommended true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IPV
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7