New Delhi, May 6 -- Rotavirus vaccines do not cause significant outbreaks of the disease in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), according to a report to be presented at the ongoing Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2024 Meeting, being held in Toronto.
The findings are important, study authors say, because many NICUs avoid vaccinating against rotavirus due to a theoretical risk of transmission, yet some infants are too old to receive the vaccine once discharged from the NICU. The study conducted at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia evaluated the risk of vaccinated patients transferring rotavirus to unvaccinated patients in NICUs that administer the vaccine.
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