Offit 3: Developing Rotavirus Vaccine
- Description:
- Paul Offit, MD, describes how his lab developed a rotavirus vaccine. The work began in 1980 and eventually led to the licensure of the vaccine in 2006. In the United States, the vaccine has reduced incidence of disease 90%. In the developing world, the vaccine has the potential to prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths a year.
- Copyright:
- The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
- Date Created/Taken:
- April 29, 2011
- Related Timeline Links:
- Rotavirus: Vaccine Recommended
