What safety practice is essential when administering IPV?

• A. Reuse of needles is allowed
• B. Sterile injection procedures
• C. Oral administration
• D. No safety requirements

Answer: (B)

Administering IPV requires sterile injection procedures. The key safety idea is preventing infection and preserving the vaccine’s effectiveness by using sterile, single-use needles and syringes, maintaining aseptic technique with vials, cleansing the site with an appropriate antiseptic, and disposing of sharps properly. Reusing needles or neglecting safety steps can introduce pathogens and compromise both patient safety and the vaccine’s potency. IPV is given by injection, not orally, so oral administration is not appropriate and safety requirements are essential, not optional.