Rotavirus (RV) vaccines

Routine vaccination

• Minimum age: 6 weeks for all available brands (RV-1 [Rotarix], RV-5 [RotaTeq], RV-116E [Rotavac]) and Rotasil.
• Only two doses of RV-1 are recommended
• If any dose in series was RV-5 or RV-116E or vaccine product is unknown for any dose in the series, a total of 3 doses of RV vaccine should be administered.
• The maximum age of administration of the last dose of any RV vaccine is 32 weeks.

Catch-up vaccination

• The maximum age for the first dose in the series is 14 weeks, 6 days
• Vaccination should not be initiated for infants aged 15 weeks, 0 days or older.

The maximum age for the final dose in the series is 8 months, 0 days.