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Rotavirus Vaccine - Articles
New Rotavirus vaccine debuts
by
Denise and Alan F.
Posted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 9:30pm
Rotavirus is a horrible stomach virus that causes severe vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration. Over 50,000 kids get hospitalized in the United States every year due to this bug. Almost all kids get this infection, but it is most severe in infants and children under age three.
The rotavirus vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration
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Rotavirus: The Vaccine Nobody Wants
by
Kim S.
Posted
Thu 03 Sep 2009 9:27am
By J.B. Handley It started innocently enough, I just wanted to know which vaccines the State of Oregon “requires” children to get before entering kindergarten in a public school. (As we all know, but few other Americans seem to, “require”...
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There’s A Pig Virus In That Rotavirus Vaccine – Rotarix
by
Medical Quack
Posted
Tue 23 Mar 2010 9:57pm
"Rotarix."
The FDA is telling pediatricians to use a different rotavirus vaccine – one that's been around longer and is even more popular than Rotarix. It's called "Rotateq...
The answer from the FDA is, use another vaccine product Rotateq. There is no apparent damage done as of this post, and maybe this is the end of it and maybe not. Since
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Rotavirus vaccine, adverse events
by
Denise and Alan F.
Posted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 9:30pm
(intussusception) and potential link to the rotavirus vaccine (Rotateq)
Now, before anyone panics....
There have been 3.5 million doses of the vaccine distributed since its approval one... to vaccination has been determined.
The FDA posted this information to make families aware that intussusception is a rare, potentially adverse effect of the rotavirus vaccination
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Rotavirus Vaccine
by
Dr. Anshu Gupta
Posted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:38pm
Vaccine Information
for the public and health professionals
When did a rotavirus vaccine become available?
A vaccine to prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis was first... and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new rotavirus vaccine, RotaTeq (by Merck). In April 2008, FDA approved a second rotavirus vaccine, Rotarix (by GlaxoSmithKline).
What
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rotavirus vaccine
by
Poh Tin Tan
Posted
Thu 31 Dec 2009 12:00am
From Medscape Medical News
American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Guidelines for Use of Rotavirus Vaccine
News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD
CME Author: Charles P. Vega, MD, FAAFP
04/30/2009
There are now 2 vaccines against rotavirus licensed in the United States: one derived from 5 human-bovine strains (RV5) and one from a single human strain (RV1
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Rotavirus Vaccine - Status in Canada
by
sheldon101
Posted
Thu 10 Jun 2010 7:59pm
If Rotavirus vaccine is so good, why don't other countries have it on their recommended vaccine schedule?
I google rotavirus canada recommendation and found
Canadian epidemiology suggests that individual infants and their families are likely to benefit from immunization with RotaTeq™. The vaccine has been approved for use in infants 6 to 32 weeks
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