Babies to be vaccinated against vomiting and diarrhoea bug
Date published: 10 November 2012
Babies in the UK are to be vaccinated against a tummy bug which causes tens of thousands of cases of vomiting and diarrhoea each year.
Rotavirus infection is rarely fatal in the UK.
Using the vaccine has cut cases and reduced hospital admissions in other countries, including the US.
The Department of Health said the vaccine would be offered from September 2013 and would be given in two doses after two and three months.
The bug is very infectious and causes about 140,000 cases every year in the under-fives. About 14,000 will need hospital treatment.
Experts believe that vaccination would cut the number of cases in half and lead to 70% fewer hospital visits.
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