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May 21, 1999
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A Vaccine for Rotavirus
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A Vaccine for Rotavirus
May 21, 1999 (Issue: 1053)
The FDA has approved the marketing of RotaShield, a live oral vaccine for prevention of infantile rotavirus infection. Rotaviruses are segmented double-stranded RNA viruses that are the most common cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration in infants...more
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