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Indian rotavirus vax set to undercut GSK and Merck
Having committed to offering its rotavirus vaccine--Rotavac--for $1 a dose in 2011, Indian vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech has now presented positive Phase III data that compares favorably to currently available rotavirus vaccines.
GSK's rotavirus vaccine selected for British program
British health officials selected GlaxoSmithKline's Rotarix vaccine for the country's first routine rotavirus immunization program.
Children in Philippines receive rotavirus vaccination
About 700,000 children in the Philippines will receive a rotavirus vaccination, thanks to a national immunization program for children.
Merck's RotaTeq will be saving lives in Rwanda
Rwanda's government has launched a national rotavirus vaccination program using Merck's RotaTeq oral rotavirus vaccine. The program will include all infants in the country, meaning that over 100,000 children will get the vaccine before the end of 2012.
GAVI signs deal for diarrhea vax for world's poorest
The deal cuts the price for the vaccines 67 percent and means vaccines for 70 million children in the world's 40 poorest countries by 2016.
UPDATED: Academics' oral stomach flu vax could save lives
A new oral vaccine from Australia could help to cut deaths from rotavirus infections, in the developing as well as the developed world.
Merck's RotaTeq not linked with bowel problems
In the past, vaccines against rotavirus, an infection causing severe diarrhea, have been linked with serious bowel problems and blockages in infants, but a large-scale study of over three-quarters of
Infant rotavirus shots may benefit the unvaccinated
Researchers have found that vaccinating infants against rotavirus may help protect the unvaccinated children and adults around them. In a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published in
Rotavirus vax campaign would save millions of lives
Each year, more than half a million children around the world die from rotavirus infection--more than half of them in sub-Saharan Africa. But now two new studies conclude that a widespread
Merck's rotavirus vaccine makes big impact
A new report by the CDC concludes that Merck's new rotavirus vaccine has made a major impact on the disease in the last two years. RotaTeq, designed to prevent diarrhea and vomiting in children, has
