Explanation:

• 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.