Impact analysis of rotavirus vaccination in various geographic regions in Western Europe

CONCLUSIONS: The introduction of rotavirus UMV resulted in an overall reduction of 42% in rotavirus incidence in Western European countries two years after vaccine introduction and caused a change in seasonal pattern. No herd effect induced by UMV neighbouring countries was observed for Denmark and the Netherlands.PMID:34635375 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.09.059

Source: Vaccine - October 12, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: J D M Verberk J A P van Dongen J van de Kassteele N J Andrews R D van Gaalen S J M Hahn é H Vennema M Ramsay T Braeckman S Ladhani S L Thomas J L Walker H E de Melker T K Fischer J Koch P Bruijning-Verhagen Source Type: research