Study shows updated rotavirus vaccine not linked to increase in bowel obstruction

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 14:00 in Health & Medicine

The rotovirus vaccine was pulled from the marketplace in 1999 after being associated with painful gastrointestinal complications, however, the updated rotavirus vaccines do not appear to increase the occurrence of these potentially fatal side effects, according to a new study by child health experts at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.

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