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Contents. Why vaccinate against rotavirus? The vaccine – Rotarix Safety & efficacy of the vaccine Contraindications for rotavirus vaccine Vaccine supply and storage Doses and schedule Resources. Why vaccinate against rotavirus.

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  1. Contents • Why vaccinate against rotavirus? • The vaccine – Rotarix • Safety & efficacy of the vaccine • Contraindications for rotavirus vaccine • Vaccine supply and storage • Doses and schedule • Resources

  2. Why vaccinate against rotavirus • Highly infectious with as few as 10 – 100 virus particles may cause disease • Estimated 55,000 episodes of rotavirus infection occur each year in Scotland and of these approx. 1200 children admitted to hospital • Almost all children become infected by age 5 years • Estimated that around half of all gastroenteritis in children under 5 years caused by rotavirus

  3. Why vaccinate against rotavirus?

  4. Cases vs. Age

  5. Cases vs. months of the year

  6. Vaccination against rotavirus

  7. Vaccination against rotavirus – the use of Rotarix

  8. Vaccination against rotavirus – the use of Rotarix

  9. Vaccination against rotavirus – the use of Rotarix

  10. Vaccination against rotavirus – the use of Rotarix

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  12. Vaccination against rotavirus – the use of Rotarix

  13. Why vaccinate against rotavirus? • Rotavirus vaccination should significantly reduce rotavirus gastroenteritis in young children • In the USA, vaccine had been in use since 2006 • By 2010, hospital admission for rotavirus reduced by 85% • If same experience in Scotland, approximately 1000 less hospital admissions

  14. Vaccination against rotavirus – the use of Rotarix

  15. Vaccination against rotavirus – the use of Rotarix

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  17. Vaccination against rotavirus – the use of Rotarix

  18. Vaccination against rotavirus – the use of Rotarix

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  22. Vaccination against rotavirus – the use of Rotarix

  23. Vaccine Supply/Disposal/PGD • From the PDC as for other childhood vaccines • Clinical Waste • Infection Control • PGD available locally • Interval between Rotarix and other live vaccines

  24. Key Messages

  25. Resources

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