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Frequently asked questions on OPV cessation
Q1. Where will OPV cessation occur?
Q2. How was international consensus attained for OPV cessation?
Q3. What do countries that currently use OPV need to do to prepare for OPV cessation?
Q4. What do countries that currently use IPV need to do to prepare for OPV cessation?
Q5. Why does OPV cessation need to occur in an internationally-simultaneous way?
Q6. How can countries ensure high population immunity levels following OPV cessation?
Q7. What happens if an outbreak of polio occurs following OPV cessation?
Q8. Why is WHO not recommending universal introduction of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV)?
Q9. What will be the role of IPV following OPV cessation?
Q10. Who will be responsible for the management, maintenance, financing and replenishment of the OPV stockpile?
Q11. Who will be responsible for the management, maintenance, financing and replenishment of the OPV stockpile?
Q12. Will countries be allowed to keep their own stockpile?
Q13. How will containment be verified and monitored?
Q14. Why is it necessary to stop OPV use in routine immunization programmes, after the eradication of wild poliovirus?
VAPP
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circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus
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cVDPV
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immunodeficiency-related vaccine-derived poliovirus
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iVDPV
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post-eradication
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OPV cessation
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vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis