TM Vaccines against Rotavirus & Norovirus Umesh D. Parashar CDC, Atlanta, GA 1
Rotavirus is the Leading Cause Of Severe Diarrhea in Children <5 Years Globally Developed Countries Developing Countries Rotavirus Rotavirus Unknown Unknown Bacterial Other Bacterial Other 2
Rotavirus is a Major Cause of Child Mortality Worldwide -- ~200,000 Annual Deaths 1 dot = 100 deaths 3
FirstRotavirus Vaccine (Rotashield) Implementedin 1998 in US
A Setback RotashieldWithdrawn Within 1 Year Because of Intussusception 1 intussusception per 10,000 vaccinated infants 5
The $100 million question Will other oral rotavirus vaccines also cause intussusception? 6
Two New Rotavirus Vaccines Licensed in 2006 Trials of 60-70,000 infants each No increased risk of intussusception Efficacy of 85%-98% against severe disease Vesikari et al and Ruiz-Palacios et al, NEJM 2006 7
National RV introductions, 81 countries* Not Gavi-eligible [43] Gavi-eligible [38] *As of May 1, 2016
Rotavirus Vaccines in USA Feb 2006 RotaTeq recommended June 2008 Rotarix recommended 9
Impact on All-Cause and Rotavirus-Specific Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations in USA Vaccine Payne DC, unpublished 2014
Age-Specific Rotavirus Hospitalization Rate Reduction and Vaccine Coverage, USA Age Decline in rotavirus hospitalization rate (2008 vs. 2006) Rotavirus vaccine coverage in 2008 (>=1 dose) < 1 year 66% 56% 1 -< 2 years 95% 44% 2 -< 3 years 85% <1% This age cohort was ineligible to receive rotavirus vaccine Herd immunity? 11
Impact on Rotavirus and All-Cause Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations in Children, El Salvador 70-80% reduction in rotavirus hospitalizations children < 5 years Number of hospitalizations 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 1771 Vaccination (October, 2006) 2274 1092 1117 1066 Total diarrhoea cases Rotavirus positive cases 863 342 171 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 Surveillance year De Palma, BMJ, 2010 12
Herd Protection: Reduction in Rotavirus among UNVACCINATED Age Groups in El Salvador Age Decline in rotavirus hospitalization rate (2008 vs. 2006) Rotavirus vaccine coverage in 2008 (>=1 dose) < 1 year 84% (80 to 88) 76% 1 year 86% (82 to 89) 84% 2 years 65% (50 to 75) 0 3 years 41% (-7 to 68) 0 4 years 68% (29 to 85) 0 Yen et al, PIDJ 2011 These age cohorts were ineligible to receive rotavirus vaccine 13
First evidence of impact of vaccine on diarrhea mortality in Mexico 14
Number of diarrhea deaths 250 200 150 100 50 Age 11 months Age 12-23 months Age 24-59 months Vaccine Introduced (May 2007) 2008 2009 0 Richardson et al, NEJM 2010 Month-Year 15
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How well will live oral rotavirus vaccines work in the developing world? 17
Hurdles to Immunization for a Live Oral Rotavirus Vaccine Factors that lower viral titer Breast milk Stomach acid Maternal antibodies OPV Factors that impair immune response Malnutrition - Zn, Vit A Interfering microbes- viruses and bacteria Other infections- HIV, malaria, TBC 18
Moderate Efficacy of Rotavirus Vaccines in Africa and Asia Vaccine Region Countries Efficacy (95%CI) RotaTeq Africa Ghana, Kenya, Mali 64% (40%-79%) RotaTeq Asia Bangladesh, Vietnam 51% (13%-73%) Rotarix Africa South Africa, Malawi 62% (44%-73%) Armah et al. Lancet 2010 Zaman et al. Lancet 2010 Madhi et al NEJM 2010 19
What does 50% efficacy mean? Would you rather have 99% of my salary or 1% of Bill Gates? 20
Despite lower efficacy, rotavirus vaccines prevent more disease in high burden settings Placebo Vaccine Cases prevented per 100 child-years 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Madhi, NEJM 2010 13.1 Malawi 6.5 50% vaccine efficacy 6.7 episodes prevented 5.4 1.2 South Africa 77% vaccine efficacy 4.2 episodes prevented
GAVI-supported RV introductions, 35 countries * Gavi-supported RV introductions by geographic region: 35 countries * Americas Bolivia (2008) Guyana (2010) Haiti (2013) Honduras (2009) Nicaragua (2006) Europe Armenia (2012) Georgia (2013) Moldova (2012) Africa Angola (2014) Madagascar (2014) Burkina Faso (2013) Malawi (2012) Burundi (2013) Mali (2014) Cameroon (2014) Mauritania (2014) Central African Rep. Mozambique Congo Rep. (2014) Niger (2014) Djibouti (2014) Rwanda (2012) Eritrea (2014) Senegal (2014) Ethiopia (2013) Sierra Leone (2014) The Gambia (2013) Sudan (2011) Ghana (2012) Tanzania (2012) Guinea-Bissau Togo (2014) Kenya (2014) Zambia (2013) Liberia Zimbabwe (2014) Middle East Tajikistan (2015) Uzbekistan (2014) Yemen (2012) Introduced (Year) [35] Approved[4]
Rwanda Introduced RotaTeq (RV5) in May 2012 3 doses given at 6, 10, and 14 weeks of age
Decline in childhood diarrhea hospitalizations at 27 district hospitals in Rwanda after rotavirus vaccine introduction 900 800 VACCINE 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Number of Hospitalizations Jan-09 Apr-09 Jul-09 Oct-09 Jan-10 Apr-10 Jul-10 Oct-10 Jan-11 Apr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Jan-12 Apr-12 Jul-12 Oct-12 Jan-13 Apr-13 Jul-13 Oct-13 Jan-14 Apr-14 Jul-14 Oct-14
Decline in proportion of childhood hospitalizations caused by diarrhea in Rwanda Total Hospital Admissions AGE Admissions % of Admissions Due to AGE Number of Admissions 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 VACCINE 19% 20% 19% 19% 12% 13% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 25 20 15 10 5 0 % of Total Hospital Admissions from AGE
Ghana Introduced Rotarix(RV1) in April 2012 2 doses given at 6 and 10 weeks of age
Decline in rotavirus hospitalizations after vaccine implementation in Ghana VACCINE 50% RV+ 26% RV+ 28% RV+ 24% RV+ Armah et al CID 2016
How well will vaccines protect against range of strains? 28
RotaTeq is Pentavalent & Rotarix is Monovalent RotaTeq Rotarix G1 G3 G2 P[8] G4 G1P[8] Five bovine-human rotavirus strains Single human rotavirus strain 29
Rotarix(G1P8) Efficacy Similar Against Vaccine & Non-Vaccine Strains in African Trial 100 80 64.1 79.2 83.8 64.4 56.9 51.5 70.9 55.2 59.1 59.7 Efficacy 60 40 20 0 G1 G2 G3 G8 G9 G12 P[4] P[6] P[8] Non G1 Rotavirus serotypes Madhi et al. NEJM 2010
Increase in G2P4 Prevalence after Use of Rotarix(G1P8) in Brazil Raises Concern *Gurgel et al, EID, 13(10), 2007 *Nakagomi et al, Arch Vir 153(3); 2008 31
Is increasing prevalence of G2P[4] in Brazil caused by vaccine pressure or is it just natural variation? 2005 2006 2007 P[8]G9 94% P[4]G2 81% P[8]G1 91% El Salvador Rotarix, 2006 (opposite of Brazil) P[8]G9 96% P[4]G2 72% P[8]G1 90% Guatemala (no vaccine) P[8]G9 40% P[4]G2 68% P[8]G1 68% Honduras (no vaccine) Patel et al. EID 2009
High Rotarix(G1P8) Effectiveness against Non-Vaccine Strains in Several Countries Country Post-vaccine strains Vaccine Effectiveness (95% CI) Brazil G2P[4] 85% (54, 95) Mexico G9P[4] 94% (16, 100) Bolivia G9P[8] 84% (64, 92) G2P[4] 71% (19, 90) G3P[8] 92% (60, 98) G9P[6] 87% (-10, 98) 33
Will new Rotavirus Vaccines cause Intussusception? 34
Post-Licensure Intussusception Data Mexico, Brazil, US, and Australia have reported a low risk of intussusception ~1-6 cases per 100,000 vaccinated With both vaccines Key Question How does the risk compare with benefits of vaccination? 35
Benefits vs. Risks of Vaccination Diarrhea Hospitalizations (Deaths) Prevented Intussusception Cases (Deaths) Caused Mexico 11,600 (663) 41 (2) Brazil 69,600 (640) 55 (3) Australia 7,000 (0) 6 (0) US 53,000 (16) 48 (0) * 36
Key Messages Marked impact of rotavirus vaccines in affluent countries Indirect benefits to unvaccinated groups Reduction of diarrhea mortality Efficacy lower in low income settings But impact greater because of high burden Early data from African countries promising Both vaccines show broad protection against strains included and not included in vaccine Low risk of intussusception seen with both vaccines Outweighed by benefits of vaccination 37
Norovirus Vaccines 38
Norovirus is the leading cause of outbreaks of AGE
Norovirus is now the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis in US children 21% of severe AGE episodes caused by norovirus ~1 million annual pediatric medical care visits $273 million in health care costs
Norovirus causes severe disease in both young children & the elderly Rate per 10,000 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 ED Visits Hospitalizations 0-4 5-64 65 Age Group (years) Deaths 0-4 5-64 65 Age Group (years) 25 20 15 10 5 0 Rate per 1,000,000 Hall 2013 EID
GI.1 intranasal GI.1/GII.4 intramuscular
IM bivalent (GI.1, GII.4) vaccine efficacy Illness Severity Infected Vaccine (N=50) Placebo (N=48) % Reduction (95% CI) Any 20.0% 37.5% 47% (-4%, 73%) Mod-severe 6.0% 18.8% 68% (-11%, 91%) Severe 0% 8.3% 100% Bernstein 2015 JID
Challenges for a norovirus vaccine Target groups? Infants Elderly Travelers Foodhandlers Duration of protection? Protection against multiple genotypes? Need to be updated to keep up with viral evolution? http://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/downloads/global-burden-report.pdf
Acknowledgements PATH PAHO/WHO Ministries of Health GAVI Alliance BMGF 45