HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS 2016, VOL. 12, NO. 10, 2572–2579 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2016.1189038
RESEARCH PAPER
Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccine in preventing severe gastroenteritis in young children according to socioeconomic status Virginie Gosselina, Melissa Genereuxa,b, Arnaud Gagneurc, and Genevieve Petita,b a Community Health Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada; bEastern Townships Public Health Department, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada; cPediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
ABSTRACT
ARTICLE HISTORY
In 2011, the monovalent rotavirus vaccine was introduced into a universal immunization program in Quebec (Canada). This retrospective cohort study assessed vaccine effectiveness (VE) in preventing acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) hospitalizations among children
RESEARCH PAPER
Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccine in preventing severe gastroenteritis in young children according to socioeconomic status Virginie Gosselina, Melissa Genereuxa,b, Arnaud Gagneurc, and Genevieve Petita,b a Community Health Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada; bEastern Townships Public Health Department, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada; cPediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
ABSTRACT
ARTICLE HISTORY
In 2011, the monovalent rotavirus vaccine was introduced into a universal immunization program in Quebec (Canada). This retrospective cohort study assessed vaccine effectiveness (VE) in preventing acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) hospitalizations among children
