World's First Dengue Vaccine Dengvaxia Now Approved In 14 Countries

Sanofi-Pasteur - a unit of French pharmaceutical company Sanofi - that manufactures the only approved vaccine for dengue said today that the vaccines have received approval in 14 countries

Recent approvals for Dengvaxia granted by health authorities are those from Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. Mexico, the Philippines, Brazil, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore have already granted it the approval.

"We're pleased to see the growing medical and public health recognition for the vaccine," Su Peing Ng, head of Global Medical Affairs for Sanofi Pasteur, said in a statement.

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