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
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Rotavirus vaccine catch-up vaccination considerations January 2023<br>
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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 without repeating the previous dose
Continue the remaining doses with a 4-week interval
If the child is older than 24 months of age, the rotavirus vaccine should not be given<br>
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Product interchangeability WHO recommends that the rotavirus vaccination series for each child be completed with the same product whenever feasible
If the product for the prior dose is unavailable or unknown, complete the series with any available licensed product. Restarting the series is not recommended
If any dose in the child’s vaccine series is with Rotavac® or Rotavac 5D®, a total of 3 doses should be administered for a complete vaccination series<br>
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An infant’s immunization card shows that he/she is now 17 weeks old and has only received BCG and OPV 1 vaccines.
What should you do? What should you do in this scenario?<br>
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A child comes in for MR vaccine at 9 months. Their card shows that he/she has only received 1 dose of rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix).
What should you do? What should you do in this scenario?<br>
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A child comes in for MR2 vaccine at 15 months. Their card shows that he/she has never received any rotavirus vaccination.
What should you do? What should you do in this scenario?<br>
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Key messages On-time vaccination is very important for rotavirus vaccine
First dose of rotavirus vaccine should be given at 6 weeks of age
Second and third doses should be given at 10 and 14 weeks of age, respectively
Minimum interval of 4 weeks should be maintained between doses
If infants have missed their rotavirus vaccines, they can receive the vaccine up to 24 months of age
Rotavirus vaccine can be given simultaneously with other vaccines like pentavalent vaccine, PCV or OPV<br>
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WHO guidance on catch-up vaccination https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240016514 https://www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/essential-programme-on-immunization/implementation/catch-up-vaccination<br>
