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Tuesday, March 6, 2007: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

D5: Rotavirus Vaccines

This workshop will focus on the recently recommended rotavirus vaccine. Topics will include recommendations for vaccine use, vaccine uptake, and plans to monitor vaccine effectiveness. A national survey of pediatricians' attitudes towards rotavirus disease and vaccines and perceived barriers to vaccine uptake will also be discussed.
Moderator:Umesh Parashar
9:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
9:05 AMWill Pediatricians Adopt the New Rotavirus Vaccine?
Allison Kempe, Matthew F. Daley, Umesh D. Parashar, Lori A. Crane, Brenda L. Beaty, Shannon Stokley, Jennifer Barrow, Christine Babbel, L. Miriam Dickinson, Marc-Alain Widdowson, James P. Alexander, Stephen Berman
9:20 AMActive Surveillance of Rotavirus-Associated Hospitalizations, Emergency Room Visits, and Outpatient Visits at Three Sentinel United States Hospitals
Daniel C. Payne
9:35 AMUpdate on Post-Licensure Monitoring of Safety of Rotavirus Vaccines
Penina Haber
9:50 AMDiscussion

The 41st National Immunization Conference (NIC) of CDC