Journal article

Impact of a publicly funded monovalent rotavirus vaccination program in the province of Quebec (Canada)

In November 2011, the province of Quebec, Canada implemented a publicly funded rotavirus (RV) vaccination program using the monovalent RV vaccine (RV1). To assess its impact, trends in passive RV laboratory detection and Emergency Department (ED) visits for gastroenteritis (GE) at two pediatric centers were evaluated.

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2016

Journal

Vaccine

Volume

7

Type

Journal article

Categories

  • Service delivery

Diseases

  • Rotavirus

Countries

  • Canada

Tags

  • Coverage monitoring
  • New vaccine introduction

WHO Regions

  • Region of the Americas

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