Polio Vaccine schedules
Vaccine Manufacturer/distributor Schedule Length of protection Age range
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (Salk) IPOL®

(Will continue to be available, but not widely recommended.)

Aventis Pasteur MSD

Infants: 3 doses, one month apart, booster age 4 - 6 years

Adults: 2 nd dose 1-2 months after 1 st . 3 rd dose after a further 6-12 months.

Adults and Children: 10 years

(In adults 1 booster dose is sufficient for life (7) )

Adults & children from 6 weeks of age
Pediacel®

(diphtheria, tetanus, 5 component acellular pertussis, inactivated polio vaccine and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine - DTaP/IPV/Hib)

Aventis Pasteur MSD Primary immunisation at 2, 3 and 4 months Three years DTaP/IPV and life for Hib 2 months - 10 years
Repevax®

(low dose diphtheria, tetanus 5 component acellular pertussis and inactivated polio vaccine - dTaP/IPV)

Aventis Pasteur MSD Pre-school booster; single dose Seven years for the dT/IPV. No data on aP.

3 years, 4 months -

5 years

Revaxis®

(low dose diphtheria, tetanus and inactivated polio vaccine Td/IPV)

Aventis Pasteur MSD Single dose booster. 10 years. 10 years and over
Oral Polio Vaccine (Sabin)

(Will be discontinued by October 2004)

GlaxoSmithKline

Infants: 3 doses, one month apart, booster age 4 - 6 years

Adults: 3 doses one month apart.

Adults and children: 10 years Adults & children from 2 months of age