Rotavirus vaccine administration patterns in Italy: potential impact on vaccine coverage, compliance and adherence

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Figure 1. Time schedule for HRV and HBRV vaccination according to the respective SmPC.^9,10

Legend: Possible (light) and preferred (dark) vaccination schedule for HRV and HBRV vaccination, in green and blue respectively. HBRV: human bovine reassortant vaccine; HRV: human rotavirus vaccine; SmPC: summary of product characteristics.

Figure 2. Distribution by infant age (weeks) of hospitalization rates for intussusception in children below 2 years of age in Italy (modified from²⁶)

Legend: Preferred timing of vaccination completion according to the HRV and HBRV SmPCs.^9,10 Green line HRV; blue line HBRV. HRV: human rotavirus vaccine; RVGE: rotavirus gastroenteritis; SmPC: summary of product characteristics.

Table 1. Compliance to vaccination schedule (% per dose).³¹

Vaccine	Dose 1	Dose 2	Dose 3
HRV	100	65.3	/
HBRV	100	79.1	46.4

HBRV: human bovine reassortant vaccine; HRV: human rotavirus vaccine.

Figure 3. Plain language summary

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Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this research.