Abstract
Rotavirus vaccines have been recommended for universal US infant immunization for more than 10 years, and understanding their effectiveness is key to the continued success of the US rotavirus vaccine immunization program. To assess the association of RotaTeq (RV5) and Rotarix (RV1) with inpatient and emergency department (ED) visits for rotavirus infection. This case-control vaccine effectiveness study was performed at inpatient and ED clinical settings in 7 US pediatric medical institutions from November 1, 2009, through June 30, 2016. Children younger than 5 years seeking medical care for acute gastroenteritis were enrolled. Clinical and epidemiologic data, vaccination verification, and results of stool sample tests for laboratory-confirmed rotavirus were collected. Data were analyzed from November 1, 2009, through June 30, 2016. Rotavirus vaccine effectiveness for preventing rotavirus-associated inpatient and ED visits over time for each licensed vaccine, stratified by clinical severity and age. Among the 10 813 children included (5927 boys [54.8%] and 4886 girls [45.2%]; median [range] age, 21 [8-59] months), RV5 and RV1 analyses found that compared with controls, rotavirus-positive cases were more often white (RV5, 535 [62.2%] vs 3310 [57.7%]; RV1, 163 [43.1%] vs 864 [35.1%]), privately insured (RV5, 620 [72.1%] vs 4388 [76.5%]; RV1, 305 [80.7%] vs 2140 [87.0%]), and older (median [range] age for RV5, 26 [8-59] months vs 21 [8-59] months; median [range] age for RV1, 22 [8-59] months vs 19 [8-59] months) but did not differ by sex. Among 1193 rotavirus-positive cases and 9620 rotavirus-negative controls, at least 1 dose of any rotavirus vaccine was 82% (95% CI, 77%-86%) protective against rotavirus-associated inpatient visits and 75% (95% CI, 71%-79%) protective against rotavirus-associated ED visits. No statistically significant difference during this 7-year period was observed for either rotavirus vaccine. Vaccine effectiveness against inpatient and ED visits was 81% (95% CI, 78%-84%) for RV5 (3 doses) and 78% (95% CI, 72%-82%) for RV1 (2 doses) among the study population. A mixed course of both vaccines provided 86% (95% CI, 74%-93%) protection. Rotavirus patients who were not vaccinated had severe infections 4 times more often than those who were vaccinated (74 of 426 [17.4%] vs 28 of 605 [4.6%]; P < .001), and any dose of rotavirus vaccine was 65% (95% CI, 56%-73%) effective against mild infections, 81% (95% CI, 76%-84%) against moderate infections, and 91% (95% CI, 85%-95%) against severe infections. Evidence from this large postlicensure study of rotavirus vaccine performance in the United States from 2010 to 2016 suggests that RV5 and RV1 rotavirus vaccines continue to perform well, particularly in preventing inpatient visits and severe infections and among younger children.
Highlights
IntroductionThe New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN) has continuously monitored the effects and effectiveness of licensed rotavirus vaccines since the recommendation for universal US infant rotavirus vaccination by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).1
The New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN) has continuously monitored the effects and effectiveness of licensed rotavirus vaccines since the recommendation for universal US infant rotavirus vaccination by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).1 These live, attenuated, oral vaccines (RotaTeq [RV5; Merck & Co] and Rotarix [RV1; GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals]) performed well in prelicensure clinical trials2-5 and were recommended by the ACIP in 2006 and 2008, respectively.During the last decade, as the US rotavirus vaccination program has matured, precipitous decreases have been sustained in US hospitalizations6-8 and emergency department (ED) visits9,10 attributable to rotavirus gastroenteritis
Among the 10 813 children included (5927 boys [54.8%] and 4886 girls [45.2%]; median [range] age, 21 [8-59] months), RV5 and RV1 analyses found that compared with controls, rotaviruspositive cases were more often white (RV5, 535 [62.2%] vs 3310 [57.7%]; RV1, 163 [43.1%] vs 864 [35.1%]), privately insured (RV5, 620 [72.1%] vs 4388 [76.5%]; RV1, 305 [80.7%] vs 2140 [87.0%]), and older but did not differ by sex
Summary
The New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN) has continuously monitored the effects and effectiveness of licensed rotavirus vaccines since the recommendation for universal US infant rotavirus vaccination by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).1 These live, attenuated, oral vaccines (RotaTeq [RV5; Merck & Co] and Rotarix [RV1; GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals]) performed well in prelicensure clinical trials and were recommended by the ACIP in 2006 and 2008, respectively. As the US rotavirus vaccination program has matured, precipitous decreases have been sustained in US hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits attributable to rotavirus gastroenteritis This evidence of a public health effect may sometimes seem incongruous in relation to patient-level detections of rotavirus in children, with the recent advent of highly sensitive multipathogen laboratory tests that potentially detect rotavirus shed from recently resolved infections and mild illnesses and even live-attenuated rotavirus vaccine virus shed naturally after immunization. Rigorous US vaccine performance assessments inform and influence policy makers throughout the world on the initiation and continuation of their own rotavirus vaccination programs
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