OPV

Noun

Meaning

an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Sabin vaccine oral poliovirus vaccine trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine IPV optionally piloted vehicle polio oral vaccine attenuated poliovirus vaccine oral polio drops vaccine polio inoculation polio booster polio jab polio control live attenuated polio vaccine immunization against poliomyelitis polio oral drops

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Hypernyms

poliovirus vaccine

Phrases with the word

sabin opv

Examples

According to her, the country would continue to administer Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) to eligible children of 0 – 59 months to maintain the certification. Source: Internet

As a result, persons given the OPV can acquire acute or chronic infections; or can transmit (circulate) mutated OPV to other people. Source: Internet

He (Dr. Jonas) also accused Dr. Sabin’s OPV as the sole cause of all the reported adverse case of polio in the U.S.A. since 1961. Source: Internet

Three doses of live-attenuated OPV produce protective antibody to all three poliovirus types in more than 95% of recipients. Source: Internet

Subsequently, Albert Sabin developed another live, oral polio vaccine (OPV). Source: Internet

She mentioned the vaccines, which were in short supply, as Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), oral polio vaccine (OPV) and Tetanus Toxid (TT). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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