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Number of one-year-olds who did not receive the inactivate polio vaccine (IPV1), 2019

IPV protects children against polioviruses types 1, 2 and 3. IPV does not replace the Oral Polio Vaccine (Pol3), but is used with OPV to strengthen a child’s immune
system and protect them from polio.

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Source: World Health Organization (WHO); UNICEF

Note: Polio is a highly infectious viral disease. The polio virus invades the nervous system and can cause irreversible paralysis.