Further information related to this fact sheet: Polio - immunisation.
Related information on Better Health Channel
- Immunisation - childhood.
- Infections - bacterial and viral.
- Polio.
- Polio - symptoms in later years.
- Vaccines.
Related information on other websites
Victorian Government Health Information – Immunisation.
Immunise Australia Program – Poliomyelitis (Polio).
Victorian Government – Infectious diseases, in your language.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Smart Traveller.
Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
References used for this fact sheet
- National Immunisation Program Schedule, Department of Health, Victorian Government. More information here.
- Common reactions to vaccines, Department of Health, Victorian Government. More information here.
- Australian Immunisation Handbook – Ninth edition, 2008, Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government. More information here.
- Criteria for use of government vaccine, Department of Health, Victorian Government. More information here.
- Pre-immunisation checklist, Department of Health, Victorian Government. More information here.
- Poliomyelitis (polio) – immunisation information, Department of Health, Victorian Government. More information here.
- Global polio eradication initiative, World Health Organization (WHO). More information here.
- Poliomyelitis, Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government. More information here.
Quality assurance
This fact sheet, like all fact sheets on the Better Health Channel, has passed through a rigorous and exhaustive approval process. It is also regularly updated. For more information see our quality assurance page.