Causes of impaired oral vaccine efficacy in developing countries

EPK Parker, S Ramani, BA Lopman, JA Church… - Future …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Oral vaccines are less immunogenic when given to infants in low-income compared with
high-income countries, limiting their potential public health impact. Here, we review factors …

Update on rotavirus vaccine underperformance in low-to middle-income countries and next-generation vaccines

B Lee - Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In the decade since oral rotavirus vaccines (ORV) were recommended by the World Health
Organization for universal inclusion in all national immunization programs, significant yet …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions to improve oral vaccine performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JA Church, EP Parker, BD Kirkpatrick… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Oral vaccines underperform in low-income and middle-income countries
compared with in high-income countries. Whether interventions can improve oral vaccine …

Impact of dosing schedules on performance of rotavirus vaccines in Ghana

EO Asare, MA Al-Mamun, GE Armah, BA Lopman… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
There is currently limited evidence regarding how the rotavirus vaccine dosing schedule
might be adjusted to improve vaccine performance. We quantified the impact of the …

Rotavirus vaccines performance: dynamic interdependence of host, pathogen and environment

D Saha, MOC Ota, P Pereira, P Buchy… - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction As of January 2021, rotavirus vaccination programs have been
implemented in 109 countries and their use has resulted in a positive impact on rotavirus …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of the effect of additional doses of oral rotavirus vaccine on immunogenicity and reduction in diarrhoeal disease among young children

BF Middleton, P Fathima, TL Snelling, P Morris - EClinicalMedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Oral rotavirus vaccines have lower effectiveness in high child mortality settings.
We evaluated the impact of additional dose (s) schedules of rotavirus vaccine on vaccine …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and predictors of anemia among six-week-old infants in Kwale County, Kenya: A cross-sectional study

J Mwakishalua, S Karanja, R Lihana… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Anemia is a significant public health problem among children worldwide. The etiology of
anemia is multifactorial but iron deficiency (ID) is the most common cause of anemia in low …

Timing of rotavirus vaccine doses and severe rotavirus gastroenteritis among vaccinated infants in low-and middle-income countries

JF Gruber, S Becker-Dreps, MG Hudgens… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Altering rotavirus vaccine schedules may improve vaccine performance in low-
and middle-income countries. We analyzed data from clinical trials of the monovalent (RV1) …

Vaccines we need but don't have

SA Plotkin - Viral immunology, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Vaccinations have had tremendous success in the 20th century. However, in the 21st
century, we are facing complex immunological issues in relation to controlling underlying …

Policy-Relevant Estimates of Oral Rotavirus Vaccine Performance in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

DTS Jean - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Oral rotavirus vaccine efficacy is lower in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) than in
high-income countries. The degree to which antibiotic use impacts rotavirus vaccine …