The CDC’s ACIP, which had begun discussions on RotaTeq in 2005, voted in February 2006 for all infants to receive 3 vaccine doses at 2, 4, and 6 months of age. The vaccine, however, was not recommended if the first dose were to be administered after 12 weeks of age and should not be given to any infant older than 32 weeks.
Contraindications to RotaTeq administration included a severe hypersensitivity to any ingredient found in the vaccine or a previous serious allergic reaction. ACIP also noted that the vaccine had not been tested in infants with altered immune systems and issued a precaution to practitioners who might be considering the use of the vaccine in this population. Additionally, the vaccine was not recommended for use when an infant was experiencing acute, moderate to severe gastroenteritis until symptoms had improved; however, the vaccine was still recommended for infants with mild gastroenteritis symptoms even though no testing had been done on the use of the vaccine in infants experiencing acute gastroenteritis.
