Baseline data on laboratory-confirmed CRS will enable planning and monitoring of RCV implementation in the South African EPI program. Ninety-eight percent of mothers of infants with CRS were young women 14 to 30 years old, indicating a potential immunity gap in this age group for consideration during introduction of RCV.
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