- by Gary Finnegan
Dengue becomes a vaccine preventable disease In the Philippines, dengue fever has claimed thousands of lives and incapacitated many since the first known cases were reported in 1953, and the world’s first dengue vaccine couldn’t have arrived sooner. And so, last Monday, with much festivity…
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- by Gary Finnegan
It may have looked like a routine injection – the kind administered on a daily basis at clinics around the world – but, in fact, it was a big moment for public health. Launching the world’s first dengue vaccine The Philippines made history last month…
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- by Gary Finnegan
How will the new dengue vaccine be introduced to have the most impact? Getting the most out of the new dengue vaccine investing in logistics, surveillance, and diagnostics The world’s first dengue vaccine, introduced by Sanofi Pasteur, has been given the green light in Mexico, the Philippines,…
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- by breakdengue
Asia has been endemic for dengue for some time. And by following the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, Asian countries have made some significant advances in the fight against the disease. Indonesia, for example, has reduced its case fatality rate from 41% in 1968 (when…
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- by breakdengue
Dengue vaccine development is well underway and Sanofi Pasteur is not the only pharmaceutical company making progress in the development of a dengue vaccine. GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Takeda are each at different stages of development of vaccines of their own, as are other nonprofit organizations.…
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Are we one step closer to a dengue vaccine? In September 2014, pharmaceutical firm Sanofi Pasteur announced the results of the second wave of its Phase III clinical trials. The news builds on the positive results of the first half of its Phase III clinical…
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