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Description

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE, LIVE, ORAL, PENTAVALENT hereafter referred to as PENTAVALENT ROTAVIRUS VACCINE (RotaTeq), is a live, oral pentavalent vaccine which protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis.
Each 2 mL dose contains the following human-bovine rotavirus reassortants: G1, G2, G3, G4 and P1A[8]. The minimum dose levels of the reassortants are as follows: G1: 2.2 x 10⁶ infectious units; G2: 2.8 x 10⁶ infectious units; G3: 2.2 x 10⁶ infectious units; G4: 2.0 x 10⁶ infectious units; P1A[8]: 2.3 x 10⁶ infectious units.
The reassortants are propagated in Vero cells using standard tissue culture techniques in the absence of antifungal agents.

rotavirus vaccine

Manufacturer:

Merck Sharp & Dohme

Distributor:

Zuellig