IPV-containing vaccine is recommended in a 3-dose primary schedule for adolescents and adults who have never received polio vaccine

All adolescents and adults are recommended to receive 3 doses of inactivated poliovirus (IPV) vaccine or IPV-containing vaccine for primary vaccination. They should receive a 3-dose course if they did not receive polio vaccine in childhood. No adult should remain unvaccinated against polio.

See Catch-up vaccination for more details, including minimum intervals between doses.