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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 11.
Published in final edited form as: Vaccine. 2017 Feb 16;35(12):1637–1644. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.01.082

Table 1. Inclusion of Rotavirus Immunization in national immunization plans according to different countries.

Continent Country Recommendation by national immunization plan Year of start
Africa Botswana Recommended 2012
Ethiopia Recommended 2013
Ghana Recommended 2012
Kenya Recommended 2014
Nigeria Not recommended
Rwanda Recommended 2012
Senegal Recommended 2014
Tanzania Recommended 2012
Uganda Not recommended
Zambia Recommended 2013
Asia and Oceania Bangladesh Not recommended
Cambodia Not recommended
China Not recommended
Japan Recommendeda 2011
India Recommendeda 2016
Indonesia Not recommended
Iraq Recommended 2012
Israel Recommended 2011
Malaysia Not recommended
Singapore Not recommended
South Korea Not recommended
Taiwan Recommended 2006
Thailand Not recommended
Europe Austria Recommended 2007
Belgium Recommended 2006
Estonia Recommended 2014
Finland Recommended 2009
France Recommended 2013
Germany Recommended 2013
Ireland Not recommended
Italy Not recommended
Latvia Recommended 2010
Lithuania Not recommended
Netherlands Not recommended
Norway Recommended 2014
Poland Not recommended
Portugal Not recommended
Romania Not recommended
Russia Not recommended
Slovenia Not recommended
Switzerland Not recommended
Turkey Not recommended
United Kingdom Recommended 2013
North America Canada Recommendeda 2006
Mexico Recommended 2013
USA Recommended 2006
South America Brazil Recommended 2006
Chile Not recommended
Peru Recommended 2009
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RV vaccination is recommended only in some regions of the country.