
Vaccine Ingredients
In addition to the live, attenuated or inactive virus, pathogen or toxoid, the Rotavirus (Rotarix) vaccine contains the following ingredients:
- amino acids
- dextran
- Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium
- sorbitol
- sucrose
- calcium carbonate
- sterile water
- xanthan [Porcine circovirus type 1 (PCV-1) is present in Rotarix. PCV-1 is not known to cause disease in humans.]
Source: CDC