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Offit 4: Testing the Rotavirus Vaccine

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Paul Offit, MD, describes the process of testing and monitoring the use of rotavirus vaccine.

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Paul Offit, MD, describes the testing of a rotavirus vaccine, and how it was monitored for safety after its licensure in 2006. In the United States, the vaccine has reduced the incidence of rotavirus by 90%. In the developing world, the vaccine has the potential to prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths each year.

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