575 Mt Eden Road
Phone: 623 4599
Phone: 623 4599
Immunisation
Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that infects the intestine causing gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting) in infants and young children, usually 6 to 24 months. Rotavirus is recognised as the most common cause of diarrhoea and dehydration in infants and young children in all countries. Adults can also become infected.
Immunisation can prevent most rotavirus infections and almost all severe rotavirus infections. Immunisation is free.
Rotavirus vaccine (Rotateq) is simply squirted into your baby's mouth.
The vaccines are given to babies as part of their 6 week, 3 month and 5 month immunisations.
The first vaccine must be given before 15 weeks of age. Two further doses of RotaTeq are administered before 8 months of age with a minimum interval of four weeks between each of the three doses. Rotavirus vaccine is not given to babies older than 8 months because the risk of serious reactions increases after this age.
Note that babies born 19-24 March have less than one week to receive their first RotaTeq dose. Babies born 25-31 March only have 1-13 July to receive their first RotaTeq dose.
Immunisation can prevent most rotavirus infections and almost all severe rotavirus infections. Immunisation is free.
Rotavirus vaccine (Rotateq) is simply squirted into your baby's mouth.
The vaccines are given to babies as part of their 6 week, 3 month and 5 month immunisations.
The first vaccine must be given before 15 weeks of age. Two further doses of RotaTeq are administered before 8 months of age with a minimum interval of four weeks between each of the three doses. Rotavirus vaccine is not given to babies older than 8 months because the risk of serious reactions increases after this age.
Note that babies born 19-24 March have less than one week to receive their first RotaTeq dose. Babies born 25-31 March only have 1-13 July to receive their first RotaTeq dose.