Results should be available in October. Until the results of the large-scale study are available, rotavirus vaccine should not be administered to any child. This includes children who have already begun the series and only need one or two more doses to finish the series. Parents of children who develop symptoms of intussusception within 3 weeks of receiving rotavirus vaccine should call their medical provider immediately. If a child develops any of these symptoms, the parents should call their provider.
Early treatment increases the chances that the problem can be corrected without surgery.
Medical providers should consider intussusception in any child who recently received the rotavirus vaccine and who presents with a consistent clinical syndrome.