What are the possible side effects of rotavirus oral vaccine?
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Your child should not receive a booster vaccine if he or she had a life threatening allergic reaction after the first shot.
Keep track of any and all side effects your child has after receiving this vaccine. When the child receives a booster dose, you will need to tell the doctor if the previous shot caused any side effects.
Rotavirus oral vaccine may cause intussusception, a blockage of the intestines. Call the doctor at once if your child has severe stomach pain, severe or ongoing diarrhea or vomiting, bloody stools, high fever.
Becoming infected with rotavirus is much more dangerous to your child's health than receiving this vaccine. However, like any medicine, this vaccine can cause side effects but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
Also call the doctor at once if the child has:
- a seizure;
- ear pain, drainage from the ear;
- chest pain, wheezing, feeling short of breath;
- pain or burning with urination; or
- high fever, redness of the skin or eyes, swollen hands, peeling skin rash, chapped or cracked lips.
Common side effects may include:
- ear infection;
- fussiness or crying;
- loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting;
- fever;
- wheezing, cough; or
- runny nose, sore throat.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call the doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report vaccine side effects to the US Department of Health and Human Services at 1 800 822 7967.