Jordan suspends Rotarix vaccine

Prescriptions for GlaxoSmithKline's rotavirus vaccine, Rotarix, have been suspended by the Jordan Food and Drugs Administration as it contains a virus, porcine circovirus type 1, which has unknown side effects, Jordan Times has reported. The move follows a warning by the US Food and Drug Administration calling for suspending the use of the vaccine until further investigations are complete. The vaccine is given to babies aged six weeks and older to prevent gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting) caused by rotavirus infections.