Rotavirus immunisation shown to reduce the onset of type one diabetes

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Finland has been vaccinating children from rotavirus since 2009.

This has led to a 10 fold fall in the number of children getting a rotavirus infection by the age of 5.

There has also been a fall (they don’t say how much of a fall) in children being diagnosed with type one diabetes.

This supports the belief that rotavirus is a trigger for inducing islet cell autoimmunity.

Diabetes Care doi:10.2337/dc23-1203

Published by kaitiscotland

I am a Scottish doctor who is working to improve the outcomes for people who have diabetes using a low carb diet, and advanced insulin techniques when necessary. Professionally I provide expert witness reports in the clinical forensic and family medicine areas and I also provide complementary therapies. I enjoy cooking, cinema, reading, travel and cats.

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