The parent of a child about to receive the intramuscular polio vaccine, inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), asks the nurse “Why can’t my child get the oral vaccine like I took when I was a child?”...

The parent of a child about to receive the intramuscular polio vaccine, inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), asks the nurse “Why can’t my child get the oral vaccine like I took when I was a child?” Which statement by the nurse is the best explanation to give the client?

1. “I don’t know why, but the manufacturer has stopped making the oral drug.”

2. “There were some cases of polio that developed from the oral vaccine.”

3. “I will check with your health-care provider and see about changing the order.”

4. “The intramuscular route is more effective in preventing polio than the oral route