According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, rotavirus caused up to 50,000 hospitalizations and 20 to 40 deaths among children and adults each year.
Notes on verification
Figures align with CDC and public health data on pre-vaccine rotavirus burden in the U.S., but exact original AAP wording and 'children and adults' phrasing could not be independently verified. [tier=silver indep_score=0.735 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- How Your Vaccines are Approved (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.chop.edu/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-details/rotavirus (corroboration)
- https://www.cdc.gov/rotavirus/hcp/index.html (corroboration)