No child ever contracted polio from the oral vaccine when it was given as a third or fourth dose, but the government decided the risk of giving this vaccine was still too great, so they took it off the schedule. She'll be due for the final dose at 4 to 6 years old. You can use our Immunization Scheduler to keep track. If your child has ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to the antibiotics neomycin, streptomycin, or polymyxin B, she should not get the polio shot because it may contain trace amounts of these drugs. If your child is moderately to severely ill at the time the shot is scheduled, you should wait until she recovers before she receives the polio vaccine.
Many children are a little sore at the site of the injection.
No other side effects from the IPV have been reported. Elizabeth Haiken is a medical writer in Northern California. Share your concerns about immunizations with other parents on our vaccination issues bulletin board . Be the first to comment on this article. Add a comment or read what other parents say.