Your healthcare provider is the best source of information on the benefits and risks of vaccines. Before your child receives a dose of any vaccine, discuss with your healthcare provider any health problems that your child may have and any medications that your child is currently taking. Also, discuss any concerns that you might have about vaccination. Some situations where a child should not get the rotavirus vaccine or should wait include the following:
A child who has had a severe (life-threatening) allergic reaction to a dose of rotavirus vaccine should not get another dose. A child who has a severe (life-threatening) allergy to any component of rotavirus vaccine should not get the vaccine. Tell your doctor if your child has any severe allergies.
Children who are moderately or severely ill at the time the vaccination is scheduled should probably wait until they recover. This includes children who have diarrhea or vomiting. Ask your doctor or nurse. It's usually okay for children with mild illnesses to get the vaccine.
Check with your doctor if your child has any ongoing digestive problems.
Check with your doctor if your child's immune system is weakened because of HIV/AIDS or any other disease that affects the immune system, treatment with drugs such as long-term steroids, cancer or cancer treatment with x-rays or drugs.
Check with your doctor if your child recently had a blood transfusion or received any other blood product (such as immune globulin).
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