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Les nourrissons de moins de trois mois devraient être vaccinés contre les gastroentérites à rotavirus, cause majeure des diarrhées sévères chez les très jeunes enfants.

Les nourrissons de moins de trois mois devraient être vaccinés contre les gastroentérites à rotavirus, cause majeure des diarrhées sévères chez les très jeunes enfants.

This year, the doctors are going to provide coverage of at least 97% of a contingent with preventive vaccinations, according to the national immunization schedule. This will ensure the country's epidemiological wellbeing on infections, the spread of which can be successfully controlled through vaccination.

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December, I gave my wish list as to how we can end the carnage caused by diarrheal disease -- which kills approximately 2,000 children every day and three quarters of a million every year. Our friends at DefeatDD reminded me of a crucial element of what it will take to end diarrheal deaths -- the rotavirus vaccine.

Rotavirus causes about one-third of diarrheal deaths in children; vaccinating children against it could save hundreds of thousands of lives and make life easier for so many parents.

In the January 31, 2014, issue of CDC’s MMWR, “Rotavirus Vaccine Administration Errors” looks closely at reports submitted to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) of administration of rotavirus vaccines by injection.

Health officials are on alert to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in areas stricken by Typhoon Haiyan.

“During this time of year, we can expect heavy rains and stagnant water from floods to become a cause for a possible increase in dengue cases,” said Julie Hall, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the Philippines.

Scientists studying microbes that live in volcanic hot springs have invented a way to preserve viruses that could someday change how vaccines are delivered in poor countries.

The CDC Foundation announced on Tuesday that it received $13.5 million in grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to advance the implementation of meningitis and rotavirus vaccines.

The grants will allow the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases to improve the lives of millions of people worldwide, according to the CDC Foundation.