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n. - An oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis.

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  • More cost effective – When resources are limited, OPV is more cost effective because it is given by mouth not needle.
  • One way to make sure it's working is to do a CQ (aka OPV) encode, one with it on and another without it.
  • The U.S. used OPV exclusively between 1963 and 1996.
  • OPV – The oral polio vaccine is made from live, weakened poliovirus.
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