ROTAVIRUS VACCINE

In the UK 18,000 hospitalisations per year. 1 in 4 children under 5 see their GP about it.

Almost all children in the U.S. and the UK are infected with rotavirus before their 5th birthday.

It is NOT a mild disease and costs parents time and money. When an infant has rotavirus infection it can be hard to get them to take the ORS.

Just 10 Virus particles can infect a child. Within 24 hours 10 viruses become millions in the gut.

Children who do survive their first infection suffer no long-term consequences and few get a second attack.

Children are most likely to get rotavirus disease between November and May, depending on the part of the country.

Children can get rotavirus infection by being around other children who are already infected.

Children should get 2 doses of rotavirus ROTARIX vaccine from GSK.

The first dose should be given between 6 and 12 weeks of age. The vaccine has not been studied when started among children outside that age range.
Children should have gotten both doses by 32 weeks of age.