Ingredients in Rotavirus Vaccines
This page shows the ingredients in rotavirus vaccines currently available for use in the U.S.
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Vaccine name* | Antigen | Adjuvant | Stabilizers | Preservatives | Residual byproducts |
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Rotateq | Live, weakened bovine rotaviruses that have been modified to contain a single human rotavirus gene | None | Sucrose, Sodium citrate, Sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate, Sodium hydroxide, Polysorbate 80 | None | Cell culture media, Fetal bovine serum |
Rotarix | Live, weakened human rotavirus | None | Amino acids, Dextran, Sorbitol, Sucrose, Calcium carbonate, Xanthan, Ingredients of Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM), including sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate, ferric (III) nitrate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium pyruvate, D-glucose, concentrated vitamin solution, L-cystine, L-tyrosine, amino acids solution, L-glutamine, calcium chloride, & sodium hydrogenocarbonate | None | Porcine circovirus type 1 (PCV-1), a virus that does not cause disease in people |
*Information from package insert dated: no date (Rotateq, Rotarix)
Reviewed by Paul A. Offit, MD, on October 7, 2024