Success of rotavirus vaccination in Finland, a register based study measuring impact beyond overall effectiveness

摘要

Introduction: Even with vaccines available since 2006, rotavirus continues to be a major cause of acute gastroenteritis globally in children under 5 years old. Finland introduced the rotavirus vaccine to its national vaccination programme in 2009. Since then hospitalizations due to gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus (RVGE) and of all causes (AGE) have been reduced significantly in young children.