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• The polio vaccine is given in a series of shots. The number of shots required and the booster schedule will depend on the age of the face being vaccinated. Follow your doctor's instructions or the schedule recommended by the health department of the state you live in.
• Be certain you receive all recommended doses of this vaccine. If you do not receive the full series of vaccines, you may not be fully protected against the disease.
• You can still receive a vaccine if you have a cool or fever. In the case of a more severe diseases with a fever or any type of infection, wait before you get better till receiving this vaccine.
• You must not receive a booster vaccine if you had a life-threatening allergic reaction after the first shot.
• Hold track of any and all side effects you have after receiving this vaccine. When you receive a booster doze, you will need to speak the doctor if the previous shots caused any side effects.
• Becoming infected with polio vaccine is many more dangerous to your health than receiving the vaccine to protect against it. Like any medication, this vaccine can reason side effects, but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
• Polio affects the central nervous system and spinal cord. It can reason muscle weakness and paralysis. Polio is a life-threatening condition because it can paralyze the muscles that help you breathe.
• The polio vaccine is used to help prevent these illness in children.
• This vaccine works by exposing you to a little doze of the bacteria or a protein from the bacteria, which causes the body to develop immunity to the malady. This vaccine will not treat an active infection that has already developed in the body.
• Polio vaccine is for use in adults and children who are at least 2 months old.
• Like any vaccine, the polio vaccine may not provide protection from malady in each person.
• You must not receive this vaccine if you have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to any vaccine containing live or inactivated polio virus. Do not receive this vaccine if you have received cancer chemotherapy or radiation treatment in the past 3 months.
• Till receiving a polio vaccine, speak the doctor if you have:
· a bleeding or blood clotting mess such as hemophilia or light bruising;
· a history of seizures;
· a neurologic mess or malady affecting the brain (or if this was a reaction to a previous vaccine);
· an allergy to latex rubber;
· a weak immune system caused by malady, bone marrow transplant, or by using determined medicines or receiving cancer treatments;
· if you are taking a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin); or
· if you are pregnant;
• You can still receive a vaccine if you have a cool or fever. In the case of a more severe diseases with a fever or any type of infection, wait before you get better till receiving this vaccine.
• Vaccines may be deleterious to an unborn child and usually must not be given to a pregnant woman. However, not vaccinating the mother could be more deleterious to the child if the mother becomes infected with a malady that this vaccine could prevent. Your doctor will solve whether you must receive this vaccine, especially if you have a tall risk of infection with polio.
• Do not receive this vaccine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• This vaccine is given as an injection (shot) into a muscle. You will receive this injection in a doctor's office or another clinic setting.
• Polio vaccine is recommended for all children. It is also recommended for adults in the next situations:
· people who have never been vaccinated against polio;
· people who travel to areas where polio is common;
· people who handle polio virus in a laboratory or another setting; or
· people who treat patients who have polio.
• The polio vaccine is given in a series of shots. Children must receive a total of 4 shots. The first shot is generally given when the baby is 2 months old. The booster shots are then given at 4 months, 6 to 18 months, and then 4 to 6 years of age.
• Adults who have never been vaccinated against polio must receive a total of 3 shots. Booster shots must be given 1 to 2 months after the first shot, and then 6 to 12 months after the second shot.
• Adults who may have received prior polio vaccine(s) must receive 1 or 2 shots, no matter how long it has been since the first vaccination(s).
• Your individual booster schedule may be various from these guidelines. Follow your doctor's instructions or the schedule recommended by the health department of the state you live in.
• Your doctor may recommend treating fever and pain with an aspirin-free pain reliever such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, and others) when the shot is given and for the following 24 hours. Follow the label directions or your doctor's instructions about how many of this medication to take.
• It is especially significant to prevent fever from occurring if you have a seizure mess such as epilepsy.
• Contact your doctor if you will miss a booster doze or if you get behind schedule. The following doze must be given as soon as possible. There is no need to start over.
• Be certain you receive all recommended doses of this vaccine. If you do not receive the full series of vaccines, you may not be fully protected against the disease.
• An overdose of this vaccine is unlikely to occur.
• There are no restrictions on food, beverages, or activity till or after receiving this vaccine unless your doctor has told you otherwise.
• You must not receive a booster vaccine if you had a life-threatening allergic reaction after the first shot.
• Hold track of any and all side effects you have after receiving this vaccine. When you receive a booster doze, you will need to speak the doctor if the previous shots caused any side effects.
• Becoming infected with polio vaccine is many more dangerous to your health than receiving the vaccine to protect against it. Like any medication, this vaccine can reason side effects, but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
· extreme drowsiness, fainting;
· seizure (black-out or convulsions); or
· tall fever (within a little hours or a little days after the vaccine).
• Smaller serious side effects include:
· redness, pain, swelling, or a lump where the shot was given;
· low fever;
· joint pain, body aches;
· drowsiness; or
· vomiting.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message vaccine side effects to the US Department of Health and Human Services at 1-800-822-7967.
• Till receiving this vaccine, speak the doctor about all another vaccines you have recently received.
• Also speak the doctor if you have recently received drugs or treatments that can weaken the immune system, including:
· an oral, nasal, inhaled, or injectable steroid medicine;
· medications to treat psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, or another autoimmune disorders, such as azathioprine (Imuran), efalizumab (Raptiva), etanercept (Enbrel), leflunomide (Arava), and others; or
· medicines to treat or prevent organ transplant rejection, such as basiliximab (Simulect), cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral, Gengraf), muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone), mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept), sirolimus (Rapamune), or tacrolimus (Prograf).
• If you are using any of these medications, you may not be able to receive the vaccine, or may need to wait before the another treatments are finished.
• There may be another drugs that can affect this vaccine. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you have received. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor or pharmacist may have information about this vaccine written for health professionals that you may read. You may also find additional information from your local health department or the Centers for Malady Control and Prevention.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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