A report for the fifth International Workshop on Rotavirus and Norovirus in China.

The fifth International Workshop on Rotavirus and Norovirus in China was convened in Shanghai May 8-9, 2024. The workshop was organized by Fudan University and China Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), with strong support from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States (US CDC). Over 230 participants from 10 countries, including experts and representatives from government and non-government organizations, academia and vaccine manufacturers, attended the meeting. Progress on reduced rotavirus disease burden, the impact of currently licensed oral vaccines, new vaccines and technologies under development to control and prevent acute gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus and norovirus, mucosal immunity and its measurement, as well as the association between the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccine and intestinal microbiome were discussed extensively. This report summarized the latest information shared at the convening.