Researchers are working on a COVID-19 vaccine for young kids, based on a well-established childhood vaccine for the common illness rotavirus. A COVID-19 vaccine for kids younger than 16 currently ...

When Paul Offit, MD, was a pediatric resident at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in the late 1970s, some 400 children were admitted each winter with severe dehydration from rotavirus infection.

Rotavirus can lead to fatal cases of diarrhea in children and causes half a million deaths in kids under five each year around the world. Developing countries are particularly at risk. But the study ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Healthcare professionals are urging parents to take action to help keep children safe from an illness that can cause vomiting and diarrhea. The Centers for Disease Control and ...