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Ingredients in Rotavirus Vaccines

Ingredients in Rotavirus Vaccines

This page shows the ingredients in rotavirus vaccines currently available for use in the U.S.

Find out more about rotavirus and the vaccines that protect against it. 

Vaccine name*AntigenAdjuvantStabilizersPreservativesResidual byproducts
RotateqLive, weakened bovine rotaviruses that have been modified to contain a single human rotavirus gene    NoneSucrose, Sodium citrate, Sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate, Sodium hydroxide, Polysorbate 80NoneCell culture media, Fetal bovine serum
RotarixLive, weakened human rotavirusNoneAmino 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
NonePorcine 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

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