Advertisement Continue reading the main storyOne of that study’s conclusions was that more rotavirus vaccine should be available. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThere were no cases of intussusception, a rare but potentially lethal bowel obstruction. In 1999, the first American rotavirus vaccine, Rotashield, was withdrawn from the market because of fears that it triggered intussusception. Other rotavirus vaccines take up as much space as all other commonly used refrigerated vaccines combined. In any case, getting more rotavirus vaccine into more babies “is really important,” Dr. Berkley said.

Source: New York Times March 22, 2017 21:07 UTC