Links to Polio Resources

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Polio Vaccination
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/polio

Poliomyelitis
Source: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/polio.pdf

Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) for Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)
The English language VIS is developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. You can download the polio VIS in English and additional languages from the Immunization Action Coalition website.
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_polioipv.asp

CDC-INFO Contact Center
Call this toll-free number Monday-Friday, from 8:00 am ET to 8:00 pm ET, to request information on immunization. The number is 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO). This is an integrated CDC hotline service. Callers to this number are given several options, one of which is immunization. This line will accommodate English and Spanish.

Immunization Action Coalition

Polio: Questions and Answers
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4215.pdf

Immunizations for Babies
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/handouts/vaccine-schedules.asp

When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/handouts/vaccine-schedules.asp

American Academy of Pediatrics

Polio
www.aap.org/immunization/illnesses/polio/polio.html

National Network for Immunization Information

Vaccine Information: Polio
www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineInfo/vaccine_detail.cfv?id=10

Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia

A Look at Each Vaccine: Polio Vaccine
Click here to view this resource.

Parents PACK Program
Vaccine newsletter, FAQs, and listserv for parents. Questions can be submitted.
http://vaccine.chop.edu/parents

World Health Organization

The End of Polio
Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a project of WHO, Rotary International, CDC, and UNICEF
www.endofpolio.org/home.html

Poliomyelitis
www.who.int/topics/poliomyelitis/en

Global Polio Eradication Initiative

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is the largest public health initiative the world has ever known.
It is jointly sponsored by WHO, CDC, Rotary International, and UNICEF.
www.polioeradication.org

STOP

Stop Transmission of Polio
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/stop

Rotary International

PolioPlus project
www.rotary.org/en/SERVICEANDFELLOWSHIP/POLIO/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Post-Polio Health International

www.post-polio.org/ipn/index.html

Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) manufacturer

sanofi pasteur
www.sanofipasteur.us

Polio website
Includes a detailed history and information on the eradication effort
www.polio-vaccine.com/index_eng.html

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This page was reviewed January 24, 2012

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