US EditionLife-threatening virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea at high levels in the U.S., CDC says
Doctors say 73.8% of U.S. children are vaccinated, and falling coverage is leaving more babies and young children vulnerable to hospitalization.
- Rotavirus infections have been surging across the U.S. since January, with WastewaterScan data showing rising levels in the West and Midwest. Infection rates are currently higher than this time last year.
- Nationally, 73.8% of children are vaccinated against rotavirus, a rate that has steadily declined over the last eight years. Unvaccinated children face significantly higher risk of severe disease and hospitalization.
- Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center, describes rotavirus as a severe vomiting illness that historically caused more than 200,000 emergency room visits and up to 70,000 hospitalizations annually. Treatment is limited to supportive care such as fluids.
- Earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced immunization schedule changes removing the rotavirus vaccine; a federal judge put these on hold last month, though doctors worry the proposal planted seeds of doubt among new parents.
- Dr. Monica Gandhi, UCSF infectious disease specialist, warns that resistance to vaccination could significantly increase severe complications. While deaths remain rare due to healthcare access, choosing not to vaccinate is a choice to experience infection.
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