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Immunizations Rotavirus

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Hey has anyone heard that you can't get rotavirus vaccinations past 14 weeks? Went to take LO and they wouldn't give it to her because she was a few days older
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Re: Immunizations Rotavirus

  • desdemona39desdemona39

    Yes, that is standard. It should be given at 2, 4, and 6 months.

    Depending on the type that is used, rotateq or rotarix, here is the administration chart:

    Doses

    Age of routine oral administration

    Age limits for dosing

         Minimum interval between doses

    1 st dose

    2 nd dose

    3 rd dose

    Rotarix
    (GlaxoSmithKline)

    2 oral doses
    (1 mL/dose)

    2 and 4 months

    6?14 * weeks

    10?24 * weeks

    None

    4 weeks

    RotaTeq
    (CSL Biotherapies/Merck & Co Inc)

    3 oral doses
    (2 mL/dose)

    2, 4 and 6 months

    6?12 ? weeks

    10?32 ? weeks

    14?32 ? weeks

    4 weeks

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  • srs5624srs5624 member

    Here's from the CDC website...

    https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/downloads/child/0-6yrs-schedule-pr.pdf

    Rotavirus vaccine (RV). (Minimum age: 6 weeks) ? Administer the first dose at age 6 through 14 weeks (maximum age: 14 weeks 6 days). Vaccination should not be initiated for infants aged 15 weeks 0 days or older. ? The maximum age for the final dose in the series is 8 months 0 days ? If Rotarix is administered at ages 2 and 4 months, a dose at 6 months is not indicated.
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