By IDSE News Staff
Rotavirus vaccination reduced infant deaths from diarrhea by 34% in rural Malawi, a region with high numbers of pediatric deaths.
The study, led by scientists at the University of Liverpool, University of College London (UCL), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and partners in Malawi, provided population-level evidence from a low-income country that rotavirus vaccination could save lives (Lancet Glob Health 2018;6:e1036-e1044).
The findings add considerable