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International Medica Foundation Reaches Final Vaccination Milestone in Phase II Clinical Trial for Rotavirus Vaccine

Published in Vaccine Weekly, January 27th, 2010

Rotavirus is responsible for the deaths of more than 1,500 infants and children daily, mainly in developing countries. To combat this killer of children, the International Medica Foundation is sponsoring a Phase II clinical trial of its oral rotavirus vaccine, RotaShield®.

The trial is being conducted in northern Ghana, Africa, and has reached the milestone of the nearly 1,000 infants in the study having received the second of two doses of either RotaShield or a placebo. This is the final rotavirus vaccination for these infants and their health will be closely monitored over the next year to determine the efficacy of the vaccine in preventing life-threatening...

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