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Question: How did ACIP alter its recommendations for polio (IPV) vaccination of unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated adults in June 2023?
Answer: In June 2023, ACIP recommended that all adults (18 years and older) in the United States who are known or suspected to be unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated against polio should complete a primary 3-dose vaccination series with IPV: 2 doses of IPV administered at an interval of 4-8 weeks; and a third dose should be administered 6-12 months after the second. Previously, ACIP did not recommend IPV vaccination of unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated adults who lacked a specific increased risk for exposure to polio (e.g., due to travel). Most U.S. adults may be presumed to be vaccinated against polio unless there is a specific reason to believe otherwise (e.g., an adult whose parents were known to have refused vaccinations). Rates of polio vaccination among children in the United States have been extremely high for decades.
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