Vaccine
Volume 33, Issue 18, Pages 2097-2196 (27 April 2015)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0264410X/33/18

Effectiveness and impact of rotavirus vaccines in Europe, 2006–2014
Review Article
Pages 2097-2107
Emilie Karafillakis, Sondus Hassounah, Christina Atchison
Highlights
– Seven European countries have implemented rotavirus vaccination at a national level.
– Vaccine effectiveness against rotavirus ranges from 68% to 98% in Europe.
– Reductions in rotavirus hospitalisations ranged from 65% to 84% in Europe.
– Our results confirm the public health benefit of rotavirus vaccination in Europe.
– Our results support the implementation of universal rotavirus vaccination in Europe.