Before rotavirus vaccines became available in 1983, many children were infected by their fifth birthday, causing an estimated 500,000 deaths and two million hospitalizations worldwide annually.
Rotavirus vaccines and improved sanitation have dramatically reduced the toll of diarrhoeal illness in recent decades, but too many children still die from the dehydration it causes.
Linda Geddes with GAVI reported on March 30, 2023, routine immunization significantly reduced this toll in many countries.
Rotavirus Vaccines Do Reduce Diarrhea-related Illness
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