All screened infants will be offered EPI vaccines as scheduled. The second and third administration of study vaccine/placebo will be at 12 and 16 weeks of age and the same strategy will be followed for each of the three dosages The study vaccine/placebo are not being administered with the EPI vaccines even though in the future rotavirus vaccine and the EPI vaccines may be coadministered. For the purpose of this study this schedule is being adopted, as no data are available on the interaction of EPI vaccines with this rotavirus vaccine candidate.