Nigeria introduces ROTAVAC by Bharat Biotech for immunisation against diarrhoeal disease in children https://ift.tt/aL8kxuD

Rotavirus is one of the leading causes of diarrhoeal disease in the world and is responsible for over 40 per cent of diarrhoea in children. Nigeria currently accounts for 14 per cent of all childhood rotavirus deaths globally, making it the country with the second-highest number of rotavirus deaths in the world. Rotavirus infection causes about 50,000 child fatalities under the age of five each year in Nigeria.

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