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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

30 million kids vaccinated with tainted pig virus

Rotarix rotavirus vaccine contaminated, officials say

About 1 million children in the United States and about 30 million worldwide have gotten Rotarix vaccine, the FDA says.

About 1 million children in the United States and about 30 million worldwide have gotten Rotarix vaccine, the FDA says.

(CNN) -- Federal health authorities recommended Monday that doctors suspend using Rotarix, one of two vaccines licensed in the United States against rotavirus, saying the vaccine is contaminated with material from a pig virus.

"There is no evidence at this time that this material poses a safety risk," Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg told reporters in a conference call.




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