Rotavirus vaccine trials successful in Asia and Africa

Studies in Asia and Africa have shown that a rotavirus vaccine is safe and effective in preventing severe rotavirus gastroenteritis (severe RVG), which is responsible for more than half a million child deaths worldwide. The authors of these two studies, published Online First in The Lancet, have now added their voices to those of WHO and other international experts, calling for the roll-out of the vaccine across both continents.

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