PPT-Rotavirus vaccine catch-up vaccination considerations

January 2023 Late vaccination If a child misses a rotavirus dose or series for any reason late vaccination for that child can take place at any time before 24 months of age The interrupted vaccine schedule should be resumed . N . Engl. J Med 2011;365:1108-17. Vanessa Craven. Clinical Research Fellow. Image removed for copyright reasons. The Global Picture. D&V in < 5yrs . 111 million stay at home. 25 million clinic visits. 2. Global Impact of Gastroenteritis . www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/diarrhoeal/en/print.html. 3. FOODBORNE GASTROENTERITIS. www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm. Bacterial Agents. COMMON, SEVERE, DEVASTATING, PREVENTABLE. THE LATEST EVIDENCE & WHAT’S NEEDED TO STOP ILLNESSES AND DEATHS. Contents. Executive . s. ummary . [Slide 3. ]. Rotavirus: B. ackground. , illnesses and deaths . Organization of Technical Allies (ROTA) Council. Goal of the ROTA Council. To accelerate . the introduction of rotavirus . vaccines through . the use of evidence and strategic communications targeting policymakers and other key decisions makers . I. . What. . is. . rotavirus. . disease. ?. Rotavirus disease is a diarrheal disease caused by a virus called rotavirus. The name rotavirus comes from a Latin word “. rota. ” the wheel-like appearance of the virus under the . 311 antiquity. Until the early 1970s, a bacterial, viral, or parasitic etiology of diarrheal disease in children could be detected in fewer than 30% of cases. In 1973, Bishop and colleagues observe Version 12November 12 2019Use of more than one rotavirus vaccine product to complete the vaccination seriesThe World Health Organization WHOrecommends that the rotavirus vaccinationseries for each chi Vaccination Training Module. Audience. : . For frontline health workers, with information for you to pass on to your patients and the community where you live and work. .  . Author. : . John Walley, Clinical Professor, . Rotavirus deaths account for approximately 37 percent of childhood diarrheal deaths and 3.4 percent of all deaths in children under five. Nearly every child is at risk of infection, regardless of loc of Health (MOH) added the rotavirus vaccine ROTARIX ® to its routine immunization program. Working with the Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation (RVF), a global and for two years following the intr See: www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/policies/position-papers/rotavirus. Summary of key points. Rotavirus vaccines: WHO position paper – July 2021. Background. Before rotavirus vaccines first became available in 2006, rotaviruses infected nearly every child by the age of 3–5 years. Globally, rotavirus was the leading cause of severe, dehydrating . Marie C. Hill. Programme Director – . BSc/Graduate Diploma/PgDip/. MScPrimary. . Care (Practice Nursing) and . Senior Lecturer (Practice Nursing. ). Senior Fellow Health Education Academy. School of Health Sciences. 24 June 2021. FRA Bulletins: Coronavirus pandemic in the EU – Fundamental Rights Implications. FRA Bulletins: Coronavirus pandemic in the EU – Fundamental Rights Implications. Bulletin 1. , April 2020 . Parashar UD, Gibson CJ, Bresee JS, Glass RI. Rotavirus and Severe Childhood Diarrhea. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12(2):304-306. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1202.050006.