Friday, September 23, 2011
Vaccinating Infants Against Rotavirus Resulted In Dramatic Decrease In Health Care Use And Treatment Costs For Diarrhea-Related Illness
According to the CDC's (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) new study that is published in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, vaccinating infants against rotavirus resulted in a dramatic decrease in health care use and treatment costs for diarrhea-related illness in U.S. infants and young children. Dr. Umesh Parashar, medical epidemiologist and team leader for the Viral Gastroenteritis Team in CDC's Division of Viral Diseases commented: "This is good news for parents and our health system overall...
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