The image shows the first ever vaccine against a particular disease. The Mexican authorities on 9 December 2015 approved the use of this vaccine, which will be publicly available for the first time. French manufacturer, Sanofi, has requested regulatory approval of this vaccine in 20 countries across Asia and Latin America, but Mexico was the first to green flag it.
Against which mosquito-borne disease does this vaccine act?
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World’s first dengue vaccine, DengvaxiaThe Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) approved Dengvaxia for the prevention of disease caused by all four dengue virus serotypes in preadolescents, adolescents and adults, 9 to 45 years of age living in endemic areas.
