Preventive Rotavirus Vaccination in a Defined Region: Implementation Under the Regional Immunization Schedule
https://doi.org/10.31631/2073-3046-2026-25-48-53
Abstract
Relevance. Rotavirus infection remains epidemiologically and economically significant to this day. Aim. To evaluate the preventive effectiveness of the rotavirus vaccine in the vaccination of young children. Materials and methods. This article presents a comparative analysis of rotavirus enteritis incidence across different age groups in the municipal district of «Berezniki City» during the pre-mass vaccination (2010–2018) and mass vaccination (2019–2024) periods. The comparison region was the Kudymkarsky Municipal District, where rotavirus immunization was not implemented. Results and discussion. The findings demonstrate a significant decrease in rotavirus enteritis incidence among residents of the «Berezniki City» municipal district during the mass vaccination period compared to the pre-vaccination era, confirming the high preventive efficacy of rotavirus enteritis immunization. Conclusion. The obtained data support the necessity of introducing mass vaccination against rotavirus infection in first-year infants within specific regions as the most effective tool for reducing morbidity and improving the epidemiological situation.
About the Authors
S. A. Bujanow
Federal Budgetary Healthcare Institution «Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Perm Region»
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Stefan A. Bujanow – Epidemiologist
50, Kuibyshev str., Perm, 614016
+7 (342) 291-95-66
V. V. Semerikov
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Perm State Pharmaceutical Academy» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vadislav V. Semerikov – Dr. Sci. (Med.), Head of the Epidemiological Department of the Perm Regional Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, Chief Freelance Epidemiologist Ministry of Health of the Perm Region; Professor of the Department of Extreme Medicine and Commodity Science
96, Pushkin Street, Perm, 614000
+7 (342) 236-46-15
N. B. Voldsсhmidt
The Perm Region Office of Rospotrebnadzor
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia B. Voldschmidt – Cand. Sci. (Med.), Deputy Head of the Department of Epidemiological Surveillance
50, Kuibyshev str., Perm, 614016
+7 (342) 236-51-90
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Bujanow S.A., Semerikov V.V., Voldsсhmidt N.B. Preventive Rotavirus Vaccination in a Defined Region: Implementation Under the Regional Immunization Schedule. Epidemiology and Vaccinal Prevention. 2026;25(1):48-53. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31631/2073-3046-2026-25-48-53
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