Patient's question:
A child is 10 months old, a boy. The community told you to bring 148 yuan next time you get a shot, and it's for the rotavirus vaccine. Hello, is this vaccine for preventing something? Is it mandatory to get it? The kind of assistance you need: Is the rotavirus vaccine necessary?Doctor's answer:
Rotavirus infection-induced nausea and vomiting is the second leading cause of emergency visits in pediatric wards and near-fatal cases (excluding respiratory infections) in children. Each year, approximately 10 million children in China suffer from rotavirus gastroenteritis. For infants aged 6 months to 5 years, oral rotavirus vaccination can stimulate the body to produce immunity against group A rotavirus, thereby preventing nausea and vomiting caused by group A rotavirus in children. Therefore, it is necessary to get vaccinated.