WHO: The Two Polio Vaccines

Polio is a disease
that causes permanent paralysis.

We can't cure it.

But we can prevent it.

Two important tools help
to prevent polio.

Two safe, effective vaccines.

One of these vaccines is given
with just two drops

into the mouth of a child,

this is called the oral polio vaccine.

The other is given as an injection,

this is called the inactivated polio
virus vaccine.

They both teach children's bodies
how to fight off the polio virus.

But they do this in different ways.

The oral polio vaccine builds protection
in the child's intestines.

This vaccine not only protects the child,
who receives it.

But also protectst all those around
the vaccinated child.

Several doses of the oral polio vaccine
should be given to every single child

in places where polio is a threat.

The injectable vaccine builds protection
in the blood instead of the gut.

It helps to boost immunity and
keeps countries free from polio.

But it doesn't stop