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ROTAVIRUS
Find most of the information you need in these resources
Always refer to your local signed PGD's in practice, and remember the Green Book takes priority over the SPmC - and sometimes WHO takes priority over the Green Book! They don't always say the same!
Other useful links and further reading:
Guidance: Rotavirus immunisation programme for infants. This series collates all documents relating to Rotavirus vaccination programme for infants
Rotavirus vaccination programme: information for healthcare practitioners: Information for health professionals on the rotavirus vaccination programme.
Recent Updates & News
MAY 2024 Rotavirus training slide sets updated
SEPT 2021 Rotavirus immunisation programme: changes from September 2021 letter. Guidance on rotavirus vaccination at 8 weeks old, in relation to the introduction of newborn screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency.
Bits and bobs to casually drop into conversation
According to the Vaccine Knowledge Project, did you know....
Rotavirus is a viral infection that commonly leads to severe diarrhoea and vomiting in young children. Rotavirus is in fact, the most common cause of diarrhoea worldwide in children under 1! Before a vaccine was introduced, it affected almost every child in the world by the age of five and around 12,700 children a year were admitted to hospital.
It is highly infectious and can cause death through severe dehydration. However, in the UK, where there is good medical care, very few children have died from rotavirus infection.
In the developing world, children are much more at risk. The World Health Organization estimated that rotavirus infections caused between 475,000 and 580,000 deaths worldwide in 2004 before vaccines were developed, mainly in developing countries.
Rotavirus infection in the UK is seasonal. Before a vaccine was introduced there was usually a peak in cases between January and March
