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  1. The Dengvaxia controversy (locally [dɛŋˈvakʃa]) occurred in the Philippines when the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia was found to increase the risk of disease severity for some people who had received it. A vaccination program run by the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) administered Sanofi Pasteur's Dengvaxia to schoolchildren.

  2. Dec 2, 2017 · The Philippines has suspended its dengue vaccination programme amid concerns for the well-being of thousands of children. Thousands of children have been given a vaccine that may worsen the ...

  3. Dec 14, 2019 · In 2016, WHO1 recommended that the dengue vaccine CYD-TDV (Dengvaxia; Pasteur, Lyon, France), the first dengue vaccine, licensed for use in adults and children aged 9 years or older, be considered for use in highly endemic regions where at least 70% of 9-year-old children had previously been infected with dengue. The Philippines was the first country to introduce Dengvaxia on a large scale in ...

    • Annelies Wilder-Smith, Stefan Flasche, Peter G Smith
    • 2019
  4. Apr 24, 2019 · A prominent pediatrician and medical researcher in the Philippines has been indicted over the failed—and many say premature—introduction of Dengvaxia, a vaccine against dengue that was yanked from the Philippine market in 2017 because of safety issues. If convicted of accusations leveled at her by the national Department of Justice (DOJ ...

  5. Apr 16, 2024 · Dengue Prevention and Control Program. BACKGROUND. Dengue is the fastest spreading vector-borne disease in the world endemic in 100 countries·. Dengue virus has four serotypes (DENV1, DENV2, DENV3 and DENV4) First infection with one of the four serotypes usually is non-severe or asymptomatic, while second infection with one of other serotypes ...

  6. Dec 18, 2017 · WHO continues to advise anyone (vaccinated or not) who has signs of dengue—high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, nausea, vomiting, swollen glands and/or rash—to seek medical care. Updated Questions and Answers related to the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia ® and its use. Dengue vaccine: WHO position paper ...

  7. On Monday, the Philippines launched the first ever public immunisation program for dengue fever. The Philippine Health Department aims to administer the vaccine to over 1 million schoolchildren to protect against the life-threatening disease. About 250 fourth graders at Parang Elementary School in Manila were the first to receive the free vaccine.

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