Oral rotavirus vaccine

• Protects babies from diarrhea caused by rotavirus infection
• Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants; spreads via fecal-oral route, contact or toys

Symptoms: fever, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, dehydration, shock; severe cases can be fatal

Peak infection at 6-24 months; almost all children under 5 have been infected

Hib vaccine

• Helps prevent Hib; mainly spreads by droplets and can cause invasive infection (most often meningitis, often with bacteremia)

Symptoms: pneumonia, sepsis, otitis media; severe cases can be fatal

Children under 5 are more susceptible Covered by 5-in-1 / 6-in-1 vaccines; government 4-in-1 does not cover Hib