New polio vaccine introduced in Chandigarh
The Department of Health and Family Welfare on Monday introduced a new polio vaccine, Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (IPV), in Chandigarh. It will replace the existing trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (tOPV) which is being used for over three decades. This vaccine will be given to the children along with pentavalent vaccine and oral polio drops to reduce incidences of vaccine-derived polio.