Oral vaccine is given for

Polio

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The correct option is A Polio
The oral polio vaccine (OPV) was developed in 1961 by Albert Sabin. OPV consists of a mixture of live, attenuated (weakened) polio virus strains of all three polio virus types. Rotavirus liquid vaccines are also given by mouth (orally) to infants.

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