OPV vaccine still available?

[iluvbnamomma]

My sister took her son in for his 4 month shots and said that they gave him a "liquid polio" vaccine. She is very much pro-vaccine and will not hear anything negative about them whatsoever so i did not push any questions. Anyway, i am wondering if there is another "liquid" form other than OPV that was possibly given to him?
I thought they did not use OPV in the states any longer? How bad is it that he received OPV instead of IPV?
any info is appreciated. I am worried about my little Nephew.

BTW, she lives in NV.

[alegna]

OPV isn't used in the US any more.

The current oral vax is rotavirus.

-Angela

[iluvbnamomma]

maybe thats what they gave him. I should probably ask her to make sure she is not going to a dr who is trying to get rid of old vaccine crap.

[Marnica]

from the CDC website

Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), which is given as a shot, is now used in the United States. Oral polio vaccine (OPV) has not been used in the United States since 2000 but is still used in many parts of the world.

[iluvbnamomma]

Originally Posted by Marnica

from the CDC website

yeah, i read that too. Thats why i thought it was odd when she said that they gave him "liquid polio" and he thought it tasted good. She was bragging:

[PenelopeJune]

Well, hopefully she knows that it sheds (whether it was rota or polio) and she needs to be extra careful changing diapers.