2019 Vaccine Guide & Insert - 24

POLIO
Polio
How serious is polio?
Although most cases of polio are mild, the 1% of cases resulting in flaccid paralysis have made
polio a feared disease for hundreds of years. Of people with paralytic polio, about 2%-5% of
children die and up to 15%-30% of adults die.

IPOL®
Poliovirus (Salk) (Inactivated) Vaccine
5-mL, 10-Dose Vial
(546-7189)........................................................... ea
CPT® Code: 90713†
Item stored under refrigeration. May be shipped separately.
Nonreturnable product: No credit will be given for return of this product.

How common is polio in the U.S.?
Before a polio vaccine was developed, polio epidemics were common in the United States. For
example, in the immediate pre‐vaccine era (i.e., early 1950s), between 13,000 and 20,000
paralytic cases were reported each year. After the development of the inactivated (Salk) injectable
vaccine in 1955 and the live (Sabin) oral vaccine in 1961, the number of polio cases dropped
dramatically. In 1960, there were 2,525 paralytic cases reported, but by 1965 this number had
fallen to 61. Due to a concentrated effort to eradicate polio from the world, there have been no
cases of "wild" (i.e., natural) polio acquired in the United States since 1979, and no cases of wild
polio acquired in the entire Western Hemisphere since 1991.
Who should get this vaccine?
All infants should get this vaccine unless they have a medical reason not to. A primary series of
IPV consists of three properly spaced doses, usually given at 2 months, 4 months, and 6-18
months. A booster dose is given at 4-6 years (before or at school entry), unless the primary series
was given so late that the third dose was given on or after the 4th birthday.
Source: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4215.pdf
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
IPOL® vaccine is indicated for active immunization of infants (as young as 6 weeks of age),
children and adults for the prevention of poliomyelitis caused by poliovirus Types 1, 2, and 3.

Although most cases
of polio are mild, the
1% of cases resulting
in flaccid paralysis
have made polio a
feared disease for
hundreds of years.
Of people with
paralytic polio, about
2%-5% of children die
and up to 15%-30%
of adults die.

It is recommended that all infants (as young as 6 weeks of age), unimmunized children and
adolescents not previously immunized be vaccinated routinely against paralytic poliomyelitis.
All children should receive four doses of IPV at ages 2, 4, 6 to 18 months and 4 to 6 years.
Oral Polio vaccine is no longer available in the U.S. and is not recommended for routine immunization.
CPT Information
Administration CPT Code without
physician counseling

90471, 90472, 90473 or 90474

Administration CPT Code with
physician counseling

90460 or 90461

IPO

90713

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See manufacturer package insert for full prescribing information.
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