Traveling? You may need to get a polio vaccine certificate – here's how - Rappler
Traveling? You may need to get a polio vaccine certificate – here's how - Rappler Traveling? You may need to get a polio vaccine certificate – here's how - Rappler Posted: 05 Nov 2019 12:00 AM PST MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Tourists departing the Philippines may have one other thing to consider when they make their plans to travel abroad: getting a polio vaccine certificate. A polio outbreak was declared in the Philippines in September , after 19 years of the country being free of the virus – which means departing travelers may be required by certain countries to present an International Certificate of Vaccination (ICV) against polio. Polio vaccine basics There are two types of polio vaccines: Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), and Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV). The vaccination schedule for preventing polio, as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) involves 3 doses of oral polio vaccine (OPV)...