GAVI begins rotavirus immunization campaign

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Jul 20 2011

KPLU's "Humanosphere" blog describes the rollout on Monday of a rotavirus immunization campaign sponsored by the GAVI Alliance "that aims to reach millions of vulnerable children in 40 low- or middle-income countries." Rotavirus is "a major cause of the most severe and deadly form of diarrhea," the blog states (Paulson, 7/18).

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