The Ukrainian Health Ministry has elucidated the updated immunization guidelines for polio. Currently, the vaccination course encompasses 5 injections of inactivated vaccine, negating the booster shot previously administered at age 14.
The Ukrainian Health Ministry has detailed the implementation of polio vaccination under the revised immunization plan. UNN conveys this information, citing the Health Ministry as its source.
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The ministry emphasized that children under the age of 5, who lack vaccination and, consequently, immunity against the virus, are most at risk. It further explained that the virus spreads through personal contact via excrement and spittle, with transmission often occurring through unhygienic hands, tainted edibles and potable water.
As part of the modernized National Immunization Program, a shift has occurred toward utilizing inactivated (“non-active”) polio vaccine. Oral polio vaccine (OPV), administered as droplets, will no longer be employed. The vaccination protocol is also undergoing changes. It presently comprises 5 vaccinations using inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), given at 2, 4, 6, and 18 months, along with at 6 years old. The booster dose at 14 years has been discontinued.
– states the communication from the Health Ministry of Ukraine.
We will remind you
Within Ukraine, starting from January 1, 2026, in line with the updated National Preventative Vaccination Schedule, immunization against polio is exclusively administered using inactivated polio vaccine.