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OPV

abbr.
oral poliovirus vaccine
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Noun1.OPV - an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
poliovirus vaccine - vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
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The OPV has been indigenously designed for the Indian Coast Guard at the private shipbuilding yard at Kattupalli.
With the Royal Navy retaining its three Batch 1 River-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) and the OPV(H), HMS Clyde until 2020, essential for protecting British waters, fisheries and national security, five new-generation Batch 2 OPVs have been ordered.
Ainsi, cette OPV a enregistre la participation de 25.861 souscripteurs avec un taux moyen de satisfaction de 6,51%.
It is a safe, cheap and easy to administer vaccine, which gives better gut immunity than IPV (the primary site for poliovirus multiplication) this intestinal immune response to OPV is probably a reason why mass campaigns with OPV have been shown to stop person-to-person transmission of wild poliovirus.
In high-income countries, children typically require 3-4 doses of OPV to develop immunity against poliovirus.
"The girl child having received oral polio vaccine (OPV) on multiple occasions was found not to suffer from paralysis or disability," he said.
Total target of oral polio vaccine stands at 4.745 million children under the age of five in for which 16532 teams have been constituted for OPV campaign out of which 14377 were mobile teams, 1230 fixed, 802 Transit and 123 roaming teams whereas 3832 area supervisors will ensure quality campaign.
Likewise, 691575 children will receive injectable polio vaccine in the eight days campaign in Peshawar where over 1082 trained teams will be vaccinating children at outreach sites.Speaking on the occasion, Capt (R) Kamran Afridi said that two drops of oral polio vaccine were the only remedy for polio eradication as the entire world including Muslim countries have wiped out polio from their regions for good through OPV.
Coordinator EOC Sindh said that 'IPV is not a replacement for OPV but instead an added protection for children who might fall prey to the virus, he informed that IPV is now also part of the routine immunization schedule as well.'
In Region 6, 1,410 bags of OPV white corn seeds, 533 bags of OPV yellow corn seeds, 1,125 bags of conventional hybrid seeds and 2,769 bags of GMO hybrid corn seeds were prepositioned by the DA for affected farmers.