VACCINATION AGAINST ROTAVIRUS INFECTION: 10-YEAR GLOBAL EXPERIENCE OF SUCCESSFUL USE

Abstract

The article reviews the results of scientific researches published over the past few years that confirm the significant socioeconomic burden of rotavirus infection and its significant contribution to the morbidity and mortality of the world’s children’s population. The authors presented evidence of the effectiveness of immunization in the routine schedule of preventive vaccinations of infants in both developed and developing countries. A significant reduction in mortality and admissions due to severe forms of rotavirus gastroenteritis during the first years of introduction of rotavirus vaccination was shown, which marked a positive trend in the development of health care.

Keywords

• rotavirus vaccines
• vaccination effectiveness
• children
• national immunization program