Polio Endgame Strategy

1) Which of the following statements is/are correct in context of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) ?

a) It contains live, weakened (attenuated) virus.
b) Trivalent OPV has all the three strains of the polio virus (type 1,2 and 3).
c) In rare cases, it can cause vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV)
d) All of the above

2) India has decided to be a part of global vaccine 'switch' from the trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) to :

a) Monovalent OPV
b) Bivalent OPV
c) Pentavalent OPV
d) None of the above

3) Which of the following strains of the poliovirus will be withdrawn from the Trivalent OPV to obtain the Bivalent OPV form?

a) Type - 2
b) Type - 1
c) Type - 3
d) Type - 0

4) The Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) was introduced in a phased manner into the routine immunization programme in India from :

a) 1999
b) 2005
c) 2015
d) 1974

5) Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) ?

a) It contains all three polio strains in a killed form.
b) It is safer than OPV
c) It is administered intradermally or intramuscularly.
d) It is administered at 2 weeks and 3 weeks.

Answers:

1) d
2) b
3) a
4) c, November 30, 2015
5) d, 6 weeks and 14 weeks