Rotavirus Vacina. A vacina contra o rotavírus (vacina rota) para grupos de risco, principal causador de gastroenterites em crianças, também passa a integrar o programa. Rotavirus causes more than 400,000 physician visits, up to 70,000 hospitalizations, and 20 to 70 childhood deaths each year.
Rotavirus causes common symptoms like watery diarrhea and vomiting, especially in children. Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe, dehydrating diarrhoea in children less than 5 years old.