The severity of rotavirus infection ranges from asymptomatic infection to severe, dehydrating gastroenteritis.⁶

Every year in the United States, there are an estimated 55,000 to 70,000 hospitalizations and 205,000 to 272,000 emergency department visits due to RGE among children <5 years of age.⁷

~1 in 14^a children by the age of 5 could be hospitalized or visit an emergency department due to RGE ^6,7