Vaccination reduces burden of childhood rotavirus disease

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 22:31 in Health & Medicine

Vaccination of infants with Rotarix or RotaTeq significantly reduces the rate of severe rotavirus diarrhea, hospitalizations, medical attention due to rotavirus and severe diarrhea from all causes. The vaccines are not associated with increased numbers of serious adverse events, according to a new review.

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