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News on Type 2 polio vaccine
This is regarding the recent news in news papers and tv channels that polio vaccines were contaminated with the type 2 strain polio virus since 2016. And these contaminated vials are supplied to MH, UP and TS states. This news really bothering us. Could you please suggest how severe it will be and what are actions we should take.
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What all this basically means is the following
1. One company supplying to the govt has been found to be making vaccine that is the same as what was being given to all children before 2016 - for example my daughter got this vaccine when she was a child.
2. This is NOT a cause of significant concern for any child who has received IPV (Injectable Polio vaccine) OR for any child who has received the 'contaminated' vaccine as well.
Why the govt is concerned is for a different reason - it can lead to the spread of the virus in the community - but this would NOT be very relevant to any child who has taken the 'contaminated' vaccine & especially if they have taken the IPV as well.
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