GAVI Media Release: Malawi to protect thousands of children’s lives with rotavirus vaccines

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GAVI Media Release: Malawi to protect thousands of children’s lives with rotavirus vaccines
Malawi becomes the 10th GAVI-supported country to introduce vaccines against most common cause of severe and fatal diarrhoea

Geneva, 29 October 2012 — Malawi has become the latest in a growing number of African countries to introduce rotavirus vaccine into its national immunisation programme, offering its children the best possible protection against the primary cause of severe and fatal diarrhoea.   “This is an important day for all the children of Malawi”, said GAVI Alliance CEO, Dr Seth Berkley. “Rotavirus immunisation is their best hope for protection against rotavirus disease and the deadly dehydrating diarrhoea it can cause.”

http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/press-releases/2012/malawi-protect-thousands-childrens-lives-rotavirus-vaccines/