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  1. May 14, 2024 · Key points. A vaccine can help prevent all four dengue viruses (serotypes). Dengvaxia is the only dengue vaccine approved for use in the United States. The dengue vaccine is recommended for routine use among children aged 9–16 years with laboratory-confirmed previous dengue virus infection and living in areas where dengue is endemic.

  2. May 15, 2024 · Dengue cases are likely to increase and expand geographically due to climate change and urbanization. A new vaccine for dengue received prequalification from the World Health Organization (WHO) on 10 May 2024. TAK-003 is the second dengue vaccine to be prequalified by WHO.

  3. May 15, 2024 · The two-dose vaccine protects against the four types of dengue. Takeda’s dengue vaccine, known as Qdenga, was previously given the nod by the European Medicines Agency in 2022. WHO’s approval now means that donors and other U.N. agencies can purchase the vaccine for poorer countries.

  4. May 15, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that it has prequalified a second dengue vaccine, TAK-003, known as Qdenga and developed by Takeda. Monica R/ Flickr cc. Qdenga is a live-attenuated vaccine that contains weakened versions of all four dengue serotypes.

  5. May 14, 2024 · Dengue is a disease caused by four distinct, but closely related dengue viruses, DENV-1–4. People can be infected with dengue multiple times. For people who have not had dengue before, the vaccine can increase the risk of severe infection. Learn how dengue vaccine eligibility relates to previous infection and when vaccination is recommended.

  6. May 15, 2024 · Takeda GmbH's QDENGA® ( TAK-003) (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine [Live, Attenuated]) is an approved two-dose vaccine preventing dengue fever and/or Severe Dengue caused by any of the four serotypes of the dengue virus. QDENGA is based on dengue serotype two , which provides the genetic "backbone" for all four dengue virus serotypes.

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