Rotavirus, Vaccine and Unanswered Questions: A Perspective from a Least Developed Country
Two rotavirus vaccines, RotaTeq (Merck) and Rotarix (GlaxoSmithKline) have been developedto neutralize the most common rotavirus serotypes, and are now available in the global market.These vaccines are primarily aimed at reducing rotavirus gastroenteritis in children in the leastdeveloped countries, where rotavirus mortality rate is believed to be greatest. Thus, the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) has recommended rotavirus vaccination be included in all nationalimmunization programs, while the least developed countries have so far not come up with clearvision and long term strategy on vaccine implementation, and several questions, in addition to this,remain unanswered._______________________________________________________________________________________Keywords: least developed country; rotavirus; vaccines.