what is your guidelines in giving Rota virus vaccine inside NICU in due time

Edited January 22Jan 22 by piatkat
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Thanks for sharing this question. I translated our national guideline in Sweden, hope this helps.

Indication for rotavirus vaccination: born at gestational age ≥ 25+0 weeks:

• can be given in the neonatal unit.

• first dose given from 6 weeks of chronological age, and must be given before 12 weeks of chronological age.

• the first dose may be given from gestational week 34 together with other vaccines if such are needed

• if possible, give the vaccine 2–3 days before discharge.

• second dose should preferably be given at least 4 weeks after the first dose and no later than 16 weeks of chronological age.

• contraindications: previous intestinal surgery, previous intussusception, congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract, a history of NEC regardless of stage and treatment (consult pediatric surgery), immunodeficiency (SCID), and/or congenital sucrase deficiency.

We do not give any live viruses in our NICU. WE WAIT UNTIL BABY GOES HONE

5 hours ago, jody0424 said:

We do not give any live viruses in our NICU. WE WAIT UNTIL BABY GOES HONE

we also do the same

i think the issue to give give ROTA vaccine or not must depend on where you are working and balanced to your unit population and logistic . this is true especially in NICU with less nursing staff and one nurse taking care of 2-3 recovering and surviving . we are not giving it in our NICU while in patient but if on discharge the baby qualify for it we are giving it on the day of discharge . we are fearing from spread especially with less number of nursing staff and possible spread between recovering preterm babies

We don't. They get it at their Primary Care providers office, post-discharge