Rotavirusvaccin can be offered nationally in the year

"Rotavirusvaccin can be offered nationally in the year"

"more than half of the Swedish county councils offer the vaccine against rotavirus to infants. Something that has been shown to have good effect according to a new study."

"Soon it will be introduced in the national vaccination programme."

"Rotaviruset is the most common cause of stomach illness in children between six months and two years. Most children get the virus at some point, with fever, vomiting and diarrhea as a result. Often it is sufficient to be cared for at home, but it happens that the child becomes difficult sick."

"– It is, above all, small children can suffer from dehydration and need to be cared for in the hospital. Often can you as a parent not to provide enough fluid, " says Carin Oldin, barnhälsovårdsöverläkare in the Region of Jönköping county."

"She has led a follow-up study since the Region of Jönköping, in 2014 began to offer the vaccine against rotaviruset. It shows that the vaccine has had good effect. More people are choosing to give their children the vaccine, and that the number of children admitted to the hospital because of stomach illness has been halved in the region since 2014."

"– That is the effect you want. We want to protect small children against severe form of stomach trouble and protect them from having to be cared for in the hospital, " says Oldin."

"But on a national level will it. Already in 2017 did Folkhälsomyndigheten assessment to rotavirusvaccinet meet the criteria for the communicable diseases act: that it shall have good impact and be socially and ethically viable."

"at the same time recommended to the authority that the vaccine introduced in the national vaccinprogrammet for children. But so far there is not."

"One of the reasons to spell severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a rare hereditary disease. Have SCID should not be immunized with the rotavirusvaccinet. The national board of health recommends that SCID screening be introduced in the current PKU test done on newborns."

"But it requires changes in legislation in biobankslagen to begin screening for SCID nationally. These can enter into force earliest in may and only then will vaccination against rotavirus to be introduced in the national vaccination programme. Something that is important according to Adam Roth, director for the unit of vaccination programme on the Folkhälsomyndigheten."

"– would a national program be much more equal because if the vaccine is included in a national programme should all be offered the vaccine free of charge. Now it is up to each county how to make. In addition, it contributes to the follow-up quality and coverage in a better way because the vaccination shall then be recorded in the vaccinationsregistret."

"Roth says that it is a reasonable assumption that the vaccine can only begin to be offered nationally in the second half of 2019."

"Rotavirus is the most common cause of stomach illness in children between six months and two years. Most of the children have had a rotavirusinfektion before they start school."

"Diarrhoea and vomiting are common symptoms which can lead to dehydration, especially in small children. The symptoms often come on suddenly and some children become severely ill and may need to go to the hospital for care."

"the Child can be vaccinated against rotavirus from six weeks of age. Usually the child receives the vaccine at the same time as they receive other vaccines included in the vaccination programme for children. Then, given one or two doses, depending on the vaccine used."

"the Vaccine, which is given as a solution in the mouth, gives a very good protection against serious rotavirusinfektioner in at least three years."

"Source: Vårdguiden 1177.see"