Two out of five U.S. infants from low-income families are not vaccinated against rotavirus

Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 16:00 in Health & Medicine

Rotavirus (RV) infection is the leading cause of diarrheal disease in young children worldwide. Results of a new study show that of the infants who received the first dose of either Rotarix or Rotateq, less than 60% and 50%, respectively, completed the entire series, and researchers noted a link between family income and compliance rate.

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