Rotavirus vaccines continue to reduce diarrhea hospitalizations, medical costs in US kids
Friday, August 11, 2017 - 12:52
in Health & Medicine
Following the introduction of routine childhood vaccination against rotavirus, a common cause of diarrheal illness, more than 380,000 children avoided hospitalization for diarrhea from 2008 to 2013 in the US, thus saving an estimated $1.2 billion in direct medical costs. The estimates provide additional evidence for the substantial impact of routine rotavirus vaccination.