Does IPV Boost Intestinal Immunity among Children under Five Years of Age? An Experience from Pakistan
The oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) has been the mainstay of polio eradication, especially in low-income countries, and its use has eliminated wild poliovirus type 2. However, the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) is safer than OPV, as IPV protects against paralytic poliomyelitis without producing...
Main Authors: | Muhammad Atif Habib, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Imtiaz Hussain, Imran Ahmed, Zamir Hussain, Rehman Tahir, Saeed Anwar, Simon Cousens, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-09-01
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Series: | Vaccines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/9/1444 |
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