ROTA VACCINE

APARNA M AJAY
• Immunization is one of the most well-known
and effective methods of preventing
childhood diseases. With the implementation
of the Universal Immunization Programme
(UIP) by the Government of India, significant
achievements have been made in preventing
and controlling vaccine-preventable diseases
 INTRODUCTION
ROTA VACCINE IS A LIVE
ATTENUATED, MONOVALENT VACCINE
CONTAINING HUMAN STRAIN FROM AN
INDIAN CHILD. IT IS GIVEN BY MOUTH IN A
THREE–DOSE SERIES, 4WEEKS APART,
BEGINNING AT 6 WEEKS OF AGE UNTIL 8
MONTHS OF AGE.
• THE VACCINE ORIGINATED IN INDIA A STRAIN
OF ROTA VIRUS WAS ISOLATED FROM AN
INDIAN CHILD AT AIMS IN 1985-86.
 WHY ROTA VACCINE IMPORTANT
• IT IS MOST EFFECTIVE VACCINE IN
PREVENTING SEVERE ROTA VIRUS DISEASE.IN
2016, INDIA INTRODUCED AN INDIGENOUS
ROTA VIRUS VACCINE IN TO THE UNIVERSAL
IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMME IN A PHASED
MANNER
 ADMINISTRATION OF ROTA VACCINE

• CURRENTLY THERE ARE THREE DOSES OF

ROTAVAVIRUS VACCINE LICENSED AND
AVAILABLE IN MARKET three dose series,4
weeks apart, starts at 6 weeks up to 8 moths
1.ROTAVAC –R
MONO VALENT -LIVE VACCINE
MANUFACTURED BY BHARAT BIOTECH
ADMINISTRATION OF ROTA VIRUS VACCINE

• Both rotavirus vaccines are administered

orally by putting drops in infants mouth.
Each requires multiple doses.
Rotateq (RV5) is given in three doses
at 2 months ,4 months ,6 months age.
Rotarix(RV1) is given in two doses a 2
months and 4 months of age
 PROBLEM STATEMENT
• A STUDY TO ASSESS THE PREVALENCE OF
ROTA VIRUS INFECTION IN CHILDREN BELOW
5 YEARS,WITH ACUTE GASTRO ENTERITIS
NEED AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

• EVERY EPISODE OF ROTA VIRUS COST OVER

7% OF AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME OF INDIAN
FAMILIES.ITS ESTIMATED THAT INDIA SPENDS
OVER INR 1000 CRORES EVERY YEAR ON
MANAGEMENT
• THERE ARE THREE LICENSED VACCINES ARE
AVAILABLE IN INDIAN MARKETS WHICH IS
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR THE PREVENTION
AND CONTROL OF ROTA VIRUS DIARRHOEA
 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
• TO ESTIMATE THE BURDEN OF ROTA VIRUS
ASSOCIATED GASTRO ENTERITIS
• TO CREATE AWARENESS ON
ENVIINRONMENTAL SANITATION TO BREAK
THE CHAIN OF TRANSMISSION OF ROTAVIRUS
DIARRHOEA IN THE COMMUNITY.