Adults who live or work in the areas where poliovirus has been repeatedly detected in wastewater (Rockland, Orange, and Sullivan Counties) and are unvaccinated, under-vaccinated, or don't believe they are vaccinated should get all recommended vaccine doses.Adults who were born and raised in the United States or outside the United States can assume they were vaccinated for polio as children, unless there are specific reasons to believe they were not vaccinated. Most adults (18 years of age or older) are already up to date with their polio vaccine series.This is particularly urgent if they live, work, attend school, or have frequent social interactions with communities where poliovirus has been repeatedly detected in wastewater which currently includes Rockland, Orange, and Sullivan Counties. All unvaccinated children (17 years of age or younger) or those children not up to date with immunizations should get immunized.Learn more about IPV at CDC's Polio vaccination website. Given in either the arm or the leg depending on the patient's age, it's critical to get all recommended doses for the best protection possible. IPV does not contain any live virus, and it cannot cause polio.

Among both children and adults, IPV has long proven safe and effective. Yes! Inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), which is the only polio vaccine that has been given in the United States since 2000, protects 99 – 100 percent of people who get all the recommended doses.

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