ROTA Council White Paper

Rotavirus: Common, Severe, Devastating, Preventable

The ROTA Council white paper, Rotavirus: Common, Severe, Devastating, Preventable (2016), is a 50-page report featuring evidence and programmatic information about:

  • Rotavirus disease, and why every child is vulnerable
  • Vaccines in global use, nationally available vaccines, and new vaccines on the horizon
  • WHO recommendations and key guidance on vaccine administration
  • Public health impact in high-income countries, middle-income countries, and low-income countries
  • Cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines
  • Emerging data and areas for further research
  • Recommendations for stakeholders to scale up coverage of rotavirus vaccines to all children
Sources
JHU_ROTA_FINAL_white

The ROTA Council was created in collaboration with an advisory group of 24 child health leaders from around the world. We promote the use of rotavirus vaccines as part of a comprehensive approach to addressing diarrheal disease.

logo-ivac logo-jhu
  • Stay up to date with the Rotavirus Organization of Technical Allies (ROTA)
    Sign up for the latest updates on rotavirus immunization-related science, policy, and access from the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Subscribe to our newsletter