Poliovac Description

Each dose of 0.5 ml contains: Inactivated poliomyelitis virus type 1, Mahoney* 40 D-antigen units; Inactivated poliomyelitis virus type 2, MEF-I* 8 D-antigen units 3; Inactivated poliomyelitis virus type 3, Saukett* 32 D-antigen units; 2-Phenoxyethanol 2.5 mg; Formaldehyde 12.5 mcg.
Dose: 0.5 ml by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection.
*Cultivated on vero-cells.
The colour of the vaccine varies from orange-yellow to orange-red and should be administered intramuscularly or subcutaneously.
Inactivated Poliomyelitis Vaccine (Types 1, 2 and 3) [Poliovac], produced by Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd., is a sterile suspension of three types of inactivated poliovirus: Type 1 (Mahoney), Type 2 (MEF-1), and Type 3 (Saukett). Inactivated Poliomyelitis Vaccine (Types 1, 2 and 3) is a highly purified, inactivated poliovirus vaccine. Each of the three strains of poliovirus is individually grown in vero cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells cultivated on microcarriers. Polio vaccine is manufactured from the bulk imported from Bilthoven Biologicals B.V., Bilthoven, The Netherlands. The vaccine meets the requirements of W.H.O. when tested by the methods outlined in the current W.H.O. requirements.