What is Rotavirus Vaccine Used For?
Rotavirus vaccine is an oral vaccine that helps to prevent rotavirus disease which commonly causes severe, watery diarrhea, mostly in babies and young children. In babies with rotavirus, vomiting, and fever are common. Children may become dehydrated and need to be hospitalized and can even die dues to the Rotavirus Infection. Buy Rotavirus Vaccine online at Drugstore.ng, Nigeria’s largest online pharmacy store.
What is Rotavirus Vaccine Compostion?
It contains 5 live rotavirus strains (G1, G2, G3, G4, and P1) as the active ingredients
Other ingredients include;
Sucrose, sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 80, and also fetal bovine serum.
Who should not take the Rotavirus Vaccine
- Children who had an allergic reaction after getting a dose of this vaccine
- Children who are allergic to any of the ingredients of the vaccine.
- Children with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease (SCID)
- Children who have ever had intussusception, a form of blockage of the intestines.
What is the common side effect of the Rotavirus Vaccine?
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Fever
- Runny nose
- Sore throat
- Wheezing or coughing
- Ear infection
How is the Rotavirus Vaccine Administered?
- The Rotavirus vaccine is given by mouth and your child will receive 3 doses.
- The first dose of Rotavirus is given to your child at 6 to 12 weeks of age.
- The second dose of Rotavirus is given to your child at 4 to 10 weeks later
- The third dose of Rotavirus is given to your child at 4 to 10 weeks after the second dose. The last (third) dose should be given to your child by 32 weeks of age.
- The doctor will gently squeeze the vaccine into your child’s mouth but your infant may spit out some or all of it. If this happens, the Rotavirus dose does not need to be given again during that visit.
Can the Rotavirus Vaccine be given together with other vaccines?
Your child may get the Rotavirus vaccine at the same time as other childhood vaccines.
Where can you buy the Rotavirus Vaccine?
Buy the Rotavirus Vaccine online at Drugstore.ng, Nigeria’s largest online pharmacy store.
