The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked doctors to temporarily stop using one of the two rotavirus vaccines available in the United States. The vaccine is called ROTARIX® (Rotarix Vaccine, Live, Oral) and is made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The FDA recommended this action as a precaution after GSK notified them about the presence in the vaccine of material from a virus called PCV-1. PCV-1 is a virus not known to cause illness in humans. It is found in everyday meat products and is frequently eaten and does not result in disease or illness.

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