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Rotavirus vaccination in infancy

New report on; Vaccine effectiveness and safety, and cost-effectiveness studies to support the decision-making process on the possible introduction of routine vaccination of children against rotavirus gastroenteritis.

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Disease facts

Rotaviruses are the single most important cause of severe diarrhoeal illness in infants and young children worldwide.

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Expert opinion on rotavirus vaccination in infancy

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

PRECEPT: An evidence assessment framework for infectious disease epidemiology, prevention and control

Jan 2017

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Expert opinion on rotavirus vaccination in infancy: public consultation opens

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Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination: Generic study protocols for retrospective case control and cohort studies based on computerised databases

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Publication

Expert opinion on rotavirus vaccination in infancy

Expert opinion -

Peer-Reviewed Publication

PRECEPT: An evidence assessment framework for infectious disease epidemiology, prevention and control

Jan 2017

Publication

Expert opinion on rotavirus vaccination in infancy: public consultation opens

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Publication

Impact of rotavirus vaccination

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News

Safety, Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of the Human Rotavirus Vaccine in Pre-Term European Infants: A Randomized Phase IIIb StudyArchived

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Impact of rotavirus vaccination on epidemiological dynamics in England and WalesArchived

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Cost-effectiveness of universal rotavirus vaccination in reducing rotavirus gastroenteritis in IrelandArchived

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Efficacy of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants in developing countries in Asia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trialArchived

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ECDC Vaccine Scheduler

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Prevention and control

Two rotavirus vaccines were authorised for prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis in 2006.

Facts

Rotaviruses are the single most important cause of severe diarrhoeal illness in infants and young children worldwide.

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