WebMD explains about the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), including its benefits, recommended immunization schedule, possible risks, and potential side effects.

Public health experts tell ABC News which vaccine is used to protect against polio and why most Americans are unlikely to be infected with the disease.

As vaccination rates among children continue to plummet, concerns are rising over the potential for infectious disease to spread rampantly.

Although vaccine-derived polio can take the form of any of the three types, type 1 is the only remaining form of wild poliovirus. Types 2 and 3 were declared eradicated in 2015 and 2019.

Robert F. Kennedy previously voiced his opposition to the polio vaccine, an immunization which eradicated the polio virus in the U.S. Find out more.

Robert F. Kennedy previously voiced his opposition to the polio vaccine, an immunization which eradicated the polio virus in the U.S. Find out more.

A more affordable, lower-risk polio vaccine is on the horizon, research led by the University of Leeds has found.

Because of its effectiveness, the polio vaccine is typically viewed as one of the greatest public-health achievements of the 20th century.

The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year.

Attorney Aaron Siri is an ally of HHS secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He asked the FDA to withdraw or suspend the polio vaccine.

A lawyer advising Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine. Before vaccines were available in 1955, polio caused 15,000 cases of paralysis in the US each year ...

I'm a polio survivor. Kennedy's vaccine stance means he can't be in charge of health. | Opinion RFK Jr. should not be in charge of the health of our nation. It is an affront to me that we would ...