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In this study, a Caputo fractional-order susceptible\u2013vaccinated\u2013infected\u2013recovered (SVIR) epidemic model is proposed to explore the transmission dynamics of rotavirus while capturing memory and hereditary effects associated with disease progression and immune response. The disease-free and endemic equilibrium points of the model are derived, and the vaccination reproduction number\n \n \n \n \n \n \n R<\/mml:mi>\n v<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:msub>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n is obtained using the next-generation matrix technique. Stability analysis is performed for the disease-free and endemic equilibrium points. In addition, a comparative study for\n \n \n \n \n \n \n R<\/mml:mi>\n v<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:msub>\n <<\/mml:mo>\n 1<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n and\n \n \n \n \n \n \n R<\/mml:mi>\n v<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:msub>\n ><\/mml:mo>\n 1<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:alternatives>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n is presented. The sensitivity of the model parameters is computed, and the results are presented graphically. Also, the positivity and boundedness of the solutions are verified to ensure biological feasibility. The approximate solutions of the Caputo fractional-order SVIR model are obtained using the Laplace Adomian Decomposition Method (LADM). The stability, convergence, and error analysis of this well-established method are also studied. To validate the obtained solutions, the method is compared with other methods in the classical-order case. Additionally, the LADM solutions are presented numerically and graphically for different fractional orders, showing that reducing the fractional-order parameters increases memory effects and significantly changes the epidemic dynamics. 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