Of all the diseases that the U.S. government announced today that it will no longer recommend vaccines against, rotavirus is by no means the deadliest. Not all children develop substantial symptoms; most of those who do experience a few days of fever,

Six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases are no longer being recommended for all children by the CDC.

In a major shift, the Trump administration has announced to slash routine vaccine recommendations during childhood from 17 to 11 shots, marking the biggest change to vaccines shift under the guidance of longtime vaccine critic Robert F

Rotavirus causes gastroenteritis, a condition that includes diarrhea, deficient nutrient absorption and weight loss. Severe cases result in approximately 128,000 deaths annually in infants and children worldwide. Despite intense research on how rotavirus ...

Since the widespread introduction of vaccination programs in 2006, the burden of disease from rotavirus in both the U.S. and abroad has decreased substantially. In fact, vaccination proved so successful in the U.S. that rotavirus is now rarely definitively ...