Rotavirus Vaccine: Gastritis Admissions Down Dramatic decline in rate of kids hospitalized

Since the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine, rotavirus hospitalizations for young children have dropped significantly from mean pre-vaccine levels, according to state inpatient databases comprising data from nearly three-quarters of U.S. children. Following the routine rotavirus vaccination of U.S. children in 2006, the annual hospitalization rate for both rotavirus and acute gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age declined significantly every year from 2008 to 2012, reported Eyal Leshem, MD, of the Centers for Disease Control, and colleagues. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Vaccines/52023?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-06-10&eun=g721819d0r