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It is not compulsory that oral polio required after Easy 6 but can be given anyway for increased immunity

I understand it is about pulse polio. Yes, Irrespective of the vaccination, you should give polio vaccine at pulse polio center. It is your social responsibility to make pulse polio a success.

Poliomyelitis caused by poliovirus is a crippling disease that mostly affects children below the age of three years and adults with autoimmune disorders and special conditions. Although the symptoms are varied, the virus mainly attacks the nervous system to the point where it completely destroys the cells of the spinal cord resulting in paralysis.

How does poliovirus enter the body

Poliomyelitis can result from the infection by any one of the three related poliovirus types, com...more

There is no need for any polio now and you can take PCV vaccine against pneumonia duiue to P carinii bacteria and you can also take Typhoid vaccine and meningitis vaccines

The idea of pulse polio is to give mass vaccination of inactivated polio virus as to get total immunity of the population called as" herd immunity" in mass immunisation programmes, in addition to protecting your baby you will help in achieving containment if wild polio virus by replacing it with inactivated virus from the polio drops. You aren t doing harm to your baby by not putting the drops as she will be protected from last vaccination, but if lot of people get left out then the wild virus c...more

Polio is a potentially fatal infectious disease that causes paralysis. Unfortunately, there is no cure for the illness. However, there are effective and safe vaccines to prevent it. Polio vaccines are given multiple times to protect a person for life. Every year, World Polio Day is celebrated o October 24 with the objective of making the world free from this crippling disease. The strategy is to eradicate polio by preventing infection by immunizing every child until transmission stops.

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Ipv (injectable polio vaccine) dose is to be given at 8 weeks and 14 weeks (goigovt of india, 6 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks (indian academy of pediatrics) booster at 18- 24 months. At present in india there is shortage of ipv across the country so 8-12 weeks schedule has been suggested by goi. You can give second dose later but as you have not mentioned age of baby it's difficult to tell how long you can delay it. Generally delay upto 8 weeks is ok.

Neonatal jaundice usually settles on its own after few days and we can give polio vaccination once his vital parameters are stable

Polio is a proven safe vaccine. There are no side effects to OPV, and it is not harmful to take it multiple times. you may discuss your issue in more detail to get a right and effective medical consultation.
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Polio virus is presently not in active transmission form in india. There are Gere very less chances of Polio infection currently.
And as you told 3 doses given then it is almost sure that your child is completely safe.
Nothing to worry.
Just go for regular vaccination.