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Fulfilling the promise of rotavirus vaccines: how far have we come since licensure?

Authored by:

Patel, M.M., Glass, R., Desai, R., et al.

Full Citation:

Patel, M.M., Glass, R., Desai, R., et al. 2012. Fulfilling the promise of rotavirus vaccines: how far have we come since licensure?. Lancet Infectious Diseases. 12(7).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Immunization can help protect unimmunized children, adults and the elderly through herd effects.

Key Evidence: Several countries have seen a significant decrease in the number of rotavirus-related hospital admissions in rotavirus unvaccinated children ages 2-5 years who were not age eligible to receive the vaccine post introduction. The US had a 41-92% decrease, Australia had a 30-70% decrease, Belgium had a 20-64% decrease, Austria had a 35% reduction and El Salvador had a 41-81% decrease. In addition, there was a reduction in hospitalizations due to gastroenteritis of any cause by 17-51% in the US and 40% in Australia.

From the VoICE Editors: This data is from a review article of multiple studies that evaluated the benefits of rotavirus vaccine following vaccine introduction.