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Your Child’s Vaccines: Rotavirus Vaccine (RV) (for Parents)
What Is the Rotavirus Vaccine? The rotavirus vaccine protects against rotavirus, a common cause of vomiting and diarrhea, especially in infants and young children. Childcare centers are common sites of rotavirus outbreaks. It is a live attenuated vaccine, which means it contains a weakened form of the virus. When Do Kids Get the Rotavirus Vaccine?…