Venkaiah Naidu launches new Rotavirus vaccine - ROTAVAC-5D

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched the new Rotavirus vaccine: ROTAVAC-5D designed and developed by Bharat Biotech in New Delhi.
ROTAVAC is an example of a true social innovation that was realized through a partnership between scientists from India and the USA.
India is firmly committed to ending morbidity and mortality in children caused due to diarrhoea by 2022.
The first generation, Rotavirus vaccine, ROTAVAC developed under a Public-Private Partnership with the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, has put India on the global map for setting new standards in pharmaceutical Research and Development.
Rotavirus is caused by a virus and it mostly affects babies and young children. Symptoms of rotavirus include: Severe diarrhea,Throwing up,Dehydration ,Fever ,Stomach pain ,Changes in behavior.
Rotavirus spreads when a person comes in contact with the poop of someone who has rotavirus and then touches their own mouth. For example, rotavirus can spread when a child with rotavirus doesn’t wash their hands properly after going to the bathroom and then touches food or other objects.