All vaccinations must be licensed and approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to ensure that the vaccines are safe and effective. Vaccines also go through a variety of testings, clinical trials and sanctions whereby extensive scientific processes and regulatory processes take place in producing the greatest and most safe possible solution for the diseases.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) vaccinations have greatly reduced the burden of infectious diseases. They have …show more content…
This illness involves the weakness of the legs, the muscles of the body, head, neck and diaphragm. Poliomyelitis symptoms include; fevers, fatigue, vomiting and stiffness. It is so threatening that 2% to 5% of children die and 15% to 30% percent of adults die. The polio virus can be easily spread from person to person through the infected matter entering the mouth. It can also be spread by food or water from the infected person to another. Poliomyelitis is also contagious after the infected has no symptoms as the virus is still present in the body. This illness can only be treated by the polio vaccine; therefore, it is extremely required for an infected individual to get the polio vaccine.
It is also important to vaccinate your children to allow their immune system to become strong and be able to fight the polio virus if it ever attacks the body. There are two available vaccines for poliomyelitis, the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) and Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV).
The inactivated polio vaccine was introduced in 1955 and is created from wild type poliovirus strains of each stereotype that have been inactivated with formalin. This vaccine is given through and injection, when injected the inactivated polio vaccine produces antibodies that spread into the blood, to prevent the spread of the virus to the central nervous system and to protect the body against