Rotavirus

WHO advisors stay course on H1N1 vaccine, Rotarix

(CIDRAP News) The World Health Organization's (WHO's) vaccine advisory group recently agreed to keep in place its guidance on pandemic H1N1 vaccines and discussed contamination issues related to the Rotarix rotovirus vaccine.

Lisa Schnirring

NEWS SCAN: Norovirus in oysters, European take on rotavirus vaccine

Mar 29, 2010

FDA urges clinicians to suspend use of GSK rotavirus vaccine

(CIDRAP News) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today advised healthcare practitioners to temporarily stop using GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK's) Rotarix rotavirus vaccine while it investigates the presence of porcine circovirus 1 (PCV1) in the product, a finding that isn't currently thought to pose a safety risk.

Lisa Schnirring

Study confirms role of food handling in spread of noroviruses

(CIDRAP News) A study from the Netherlands confirms that food-handling practices play an important role in the spread of noroviruses (Norwalk viruses), which have been blamed for many outbreaks of intestinal illness on cruise ships and in institutions in recent years.

Robert Roos