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Could polio vaccines used in Canada today be contaminated with SV40?

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Could polio vaccines used in Canada today be contaminated with SV40?

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No, polio vaccines used in Canada are not contaminated with SV40 because they are produced using materials completely free of SV40. Currently, the only polio vaccines used are those made with inactivated polio virus (IPV). An inactivated virus is one that will not make you sick but instead makes you produce antibodies that protect you from being infected with the polio virus. Polio vaccines given to Canadians have been free of SV40 since the early 1960s. These vaccines are manufactured according to the highest standards in the world.