1)
Rotavac
is first indigenously developed and manufactured
rotavirus vaccine, which involved the complete cycle from basic research to
product development of this advanced vaccine in India.
2)
Every year, diarrhoea caused by rotavirus results in up to 10 lakh
hospitalisations and kills nearly 80,000 children under the age of 5.
3) Besides causing emotional stress to the affected families, it
also pushes many Indian families below the poverty line and also imposes significant
economic burden on the country.
4) The vaccine has been
developed under an innovative public-private partnership model. It involved
partnership between the Ministry of Science and Technology, the institutions of
the US Government, various government institutions and NGOs in India, supported
by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
5) This is the third such
vaccine available globally against Rotavirus and, at the current prices, the
cheapest.
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