Interim polio vaccine information materials. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services. Notice

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has modified its recommendation for use of the two polio vaccines to discourage use of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) for the first two doses administered, except in limited circumstances. This revised recommendation necessitates a revision of the vaccine information statement entitled, "Polio Vaccines: What You Need to Know" (dated February 6, 1997), which was developed by the CDC as required by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA). To ensure that up-to-date information is available regarding this revised recommendation, CDC is distributing the following interim polio vaccine information statement for use pending completion of the formal revision process mandated by the NCVIA.