Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first indigenously developed and manufactured rotavirus vaccine on Monday here. Every year, diarrhoea caused by rotavirus results in up to 10 lakh hospitalisations and kills nearly 80,000 children under the age of 5.
The three-dose ROTAVAC vaccine, developed through a collaboration between India and the United States, is expected to help bring about a significant reduction in the 100,000 infant deaths caused by the rotavirus diarrhoea in India.
Mr. Modi hoped the vaccine would inspire higher levels of research, development and manufacturing in India, in not just medical science but also in other advanced areas of science and technology. He highlighted the vaccine as a successful example of collaboration between India and the U.S. in the area of medical research for the benefit of ordinary citizens.
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