Guidance

Rotavirus vaccination programme: advice for health professionals

Information for health professionals on the rotavirus vaccination programme.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 29 April 2013
• Last updated: 17 September 2021 — See all updates

Documents

Rotavirus vaccination programme: information for healthcare professionals

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9819

PDF, 853 KB, 26 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email publications@phe.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

This document is for healthcare professionals administering or providing advice about the rotavirus vaccine. It includes the vaccination programme recommendations, contraindications, precautions and examples of scenarios that staff may experience when immunising.

For symptoms and general information on rotavirus, visit the NHS website.

Published 29 April 2013
Last updated 17 September 2021 + show all updates

1. 17 September 2021

   Added updated guidance.

2. 18 January 2019

   Updated the rotavirus vaccination programme advice.

3. 26 July 2013

   Updated version provided to v4.

4. 18 July 2013

   Includes additional questions and answers for healthcare professionals.

5. 8 July 2013

   Updated version provided.

6. 30 April 2013

   Added document to the rotavirus series

7. 29 April 2013

   First published.