reports of Kawasaki disease in infants vaccinated with RotaTeq
August 2007
Parents may be alarmed about reports of Kawasaki disease in infants vaccinated with RotaTeq.
The FDA is revising the RotaTeq label to include cases of Kawasaki disease...a rare condition in children that involves inflammation of blood vessels.
But tell parents NOT to panic. So far, the number of cases with RotaTeq seems comparable to the number of cases that occur in infants who DON'T get the vaccine.
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