Rotavirus vaccine could save lives of almost 500,000 children a year
Positive outcome of trials in Niger fuels hope that vaccine can protect children in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond from infection that causes often fatal diarrhoeaA vaccine capable of enduring scorching temperatures for months at a time could strike a decisive blow in the fight against rotavirus, preventing nearly half a million children around the world from dying of diarrhoea each year.M édecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has hailed successful trials of the BRV-PV vaccine in Niger as a “game changer” in tackling rotavirus infection, which is the leading cause of severe diarrhoea globally and claims the lives of anestimat...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 22, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Kate Hodal Tags: Global health Global development Vaccines and immunisation Society Africa World news Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news
Oral Rotavirus Vax Shows Efficacy in African Kids (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- No significant safety signals seen with three-dose vaccine (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 22, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news
New, Cheaper, and Heat-Stable Rotavirus Vaccine Could Prevent Thousands of Childhood Deaths
Press releaseNew, Cheaper, and Heat-Stable Rotavirus Vaccine Could Prevent Thousands of Childhood DeathsMarch 22, 2017NEW YORK, MARCH 22, 2017—A new, heat-stable vaccine is safe and effective against rotavirus, according to results of a recent Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontiéres vaccine trial in Niger, published in theNew England Journal of MedicineThursday. (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - March 22, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Brienne Prusak Source Type: news
New low-cost rotavirus vaccine could reduce disease burden in developing countries
(Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) A new vaccine for rotavirus was found to be 66.7 percent effective in preventing severe gastroenteritis caused by the virus, according to a new study from researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Epicentre, Paris. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - March 22, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Rotarix (Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral Suspension) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - February 8, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
RotaTeq (Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral, Pentavalent) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - February 8, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
These Numbers Show Just How Safe Vaccines Are
Anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that President-elect Donald Trump asked him to lead a new government commission on vaccine safety. But science on this issue is already clear; numerous studies show that vaccines are safe and effective, and that serious side effects are rare.
On Jan. 10, Kennedy met with the president-elect at Trump Tower, and later told reporters about the new commission. However, the Trump administration did not confirm that such a commission was in the works. A spokesperson for Trump said only that the president-elect was “exploring the possibility of forming a committee on autism,&...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 17, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
These Numbers Show Just How Safe Vaccines Are
Anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that President-elect Donald Trump asked him to lead a new government commission on vaccine safety. But science on this issue is already clear; numerous studies show that vaccines are safe and effective, and that serious side effects are rare.
On Jan. 10, Kennedy met with the president-elect at Trump Tower, and later told reporters about the new commission. However, the Trump administration did not confirm that such a commission was in the works. A spokesperson for Trump said only that the president-elect was “exploring the possibility of forming a committee on autism,&...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rotavirus vaccine ‘sparks sharp fall in practice visits’
There has been a sharp fall in primary care visits for acute gastroenteritis following the introduction of rotavirus vaccination in England, according to researchers. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - December 22, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Rotavirus vaccination programme led to fall in GP visits
Estimates suggest 87,000 visits to GPs and hospital emergency departments for gastroenteritis have been avoided Related items fromOnMedica Flu vaccination programme extended to thousands more children Last winter ’s death rate halved due to type of flu virus Rotavirus vaccine offered to babies from today Rotavirus jab linked to sharp drop in admissions Rotavirus shows big decline since vaccine campaign (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 20, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Sharp fall in GP visits for acute gastroenteritis after rotavirus vaccination introduction
(London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine) The introduction of the national rotavirus vaccination program in England was followed by a sharp decrease in the number of GP visits for acute gastroenteritis, according to a new study published in the journal, Vaccine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 20, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Mom Changes Her Anti-Vax Stance After Entire Family Gets Sick
Kristen O’Meara refused to vaccinate her children for more than five years.
Then her entire family contracted Rotavirus, a potentially deadly stomach virus that can be prevented with a vaccination. It was a wake-up call she couldn’t ignore.
O’Meara decided to forego vaccines when her first daughter, Natasha, was born in 2010. “I entered motherhood with what I thought was a healthy skepticism regarding vaccination,” she wrote in a New York Post article last week.
The Chicago-area special needs teacher purposely sought out books and research that confirmed what she already belie...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - September 27, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Africa: Work Starts On Better Vaccine to Beat Diarrhoea Deaths
[The Conversation Africa] Globally every year nearly a quarter of a million children under the age of five die from diarrhoea caused by the rotavirus. Nearly all of these deaths are in the developing world. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 1, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Cases of rotavirus infections have fallen by 84% in three years
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Source: Nursing in Practice - August 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: carolynwickware Tags: Children ' s health Editor s pick Latest News Source Type: news
