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Published on: April 17, 2020
A reverse evidence of rotavirus vaccines impact
Federico Martinón-Torres1, Angela Aramburo, Nazareth Martinón-Torres
1Área Asistencial Integrada de Pediatría; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela; Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Red Gallega de Investigación Pediátrica; Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Grupo de investigación en Genética, Vacunas, Infecciones y Pediatria (GENVIP-www.genvip.org); Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS); Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Abstract:
In 2010, and due to a quality problem identified in the vaccine manufacture, the rotavirus (RV) vaccination was withheld in Spain during 5 months. Our study aimed to evaluate the impact that this sudden cease had on rotavirus acute gastroenteritis (RAGE) hospitalizations. An increase in RAGE hospitalization was observed in parallel to the drop in vaccine coverage. Here, we report the first reverse evidence of rotavirus vaccine impact.
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