Optimising Rotavirus Vaccine in Aboriginal Children

ROTARIX™ (RV1) is a live-attenuated human monovalent oral vaccine containing attenuated G1P\[8\] human rotavirus strain sponsored and distributed in Australia by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals where it is licensed for the prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis.

The placebo for this trial will be Viscosweet, a clear and flavoured solution used as a pharmaceutical excipient repackaged into a labelled syringe identical to the active and firmly sealed with an end cap.