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ATLANTA (AP) - An influential federal advisory panel recommended Tuesday that U.S. infants be vaccinated against rotavirus, a common and potentially fatal cause of childhood diarrhea and vomiting.
Children should receive a three-dose vaccination series during roughly the first six months after birth, according to a unanimous vote by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
The panel's recommendation cannot become policy unless it is adopted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the panel's recommendations commonly are adopted by the CDC, which issues vaccination guidelines to doctors and hospitals.
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