New Rotavirus Vaccine for Infants

FDA recently approved a vaccine for preventing rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants. The vaccine, called RotaTeq, is manufactured by Merck and Co.
RotaTeq is a liquid oral vaccine that's given in three doses when the child is between the ages of 6 and 32 weeks. RotaTeq is the only vaccine approved in the U.S. to help protect against rotaviral disease.

Rotavirus infection is a major cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children in this country and around the world. CDC estimates that rotavirus infection leads to about 55,000 infants and young children being hospitalized each year in the U.S. These infections rarely lead to death in this country, but in developing countries, rotavirus gastroenteritis is estimated to cause up to several hundred thousand deaths among infants and young children every year.

In clinical studies, RotaTeq prevented 74 percent of all rotavirus gastroenteritis cases and nearly all of the severe cases. The vaccine also prevented about 96 percent of hospitalizations.

In 1998, FDA approved a different live vaccine against rotavirus that was later withdrawn from the market because of its association with an increased risk of intussusception, which can lead to fatal intestinal blockage. However, in a large-scale trial of about 70,000 children, no increased risk was seen when RotaTeq was compared to placebo. Given the experience with the previous vaccine, both the manufacturer and CDC will conduct additional studies of the vaccine's safety. FDA and CDC will carefully monitor reports of adverse events to be able to detect any increased risk of this problem.

The risk of serious adverse events during the studies was similar when RotaTeq was compared to placebo. Certain less serious side effects, such as diarrhea, vomiting and ear infection, were reported more often in the vaccine group than the placebo group.

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• Rotavirus
• Vaccine
• Infants
• FDA
• RotaTeq
• Gastroenteritis

[NeferSays]

... or simply choose to NOT subject your children to dangerous, poisonous vaccinations which (as evidenced by recent and massive outbreaks in college-age kids) don't work and/or "wear off" anyway.

The magic words you need to know, when confronted by a school or day care worker who *insists* your child be vaccinated: "I want to sign an immunization waiver." Remember that word, save your child from well-meaning but misguided people: WAIVER!

[chinny162]

peanus

[idrobinhood]

this Vaccine contaminated with immunocontraceptive PIG VIRUS !

[idrobinhood]

Vaccine contaminated with immunocontraceptive PIG VIRUS !

[B4mytyme]

i really dont trust vaccines at all.....

[Vedantka]

Another evil weapon to weaken or kill as many kids as possible. So very sad !!!

[timothyohara84]

What do you think about the rotavirus vaccine?