The dengue vaccine has been evaluated in studies involving more than 40,000 people from 15 countries with up to six years offollow-up from large-scale clinical safety and efficacy investigations.
Dengvaxia® is approved for use in several endemic countries in Latin America and Asia where reducing the human and economic burden of dengue is critical. The vaccine is currently under priority review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as it would be considered a significant medical advance in the prevention of dengue, which is considered an unmet medical need by the FDA.
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