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Dengue vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent dengue fever in humans. [9] Development of dengue vaccines began in the 1920s but was hindered by the need to create immunity against all four dengue serotypes. [10] As of 2023, there are two commercially available vaccines, sold under the brand names Dengvaxia and Qdenga. [11] [12]
The most effective malaria vaccine is the R21/Matrix-M, with a 77% efficacy rate shown in initial trials and significantly higher antibody levels than with the RTS,S vaccine. It is the first vaccine that meets the World Health Organization's (WHO) goal of a malaria vaccine with at least 75% efficacy, [6] [7] and only the second malaria vaccine ...
Two types of dengue vaccine have been approved and are commercially available. Dengvaxia became available in 2016, but it is only recommended to prevent re-infection in individuals who have been previously infected. [13] The second vaccine, Qdenga, became available in 2022 and is suitable for adults, adolescents and children from four years of ...
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RTS,S/AS01 (commercial name Mosquirix) is the only malaria vaccine approved and in current use. The vaccine's use requires at least three doses in infants by age 2, with a fourth dose extending the protection for another 1–2 years. [3] The vaccine reduces hospital admissions from severe malaria by around 30%. [3]
A new vaccine candidate was more than 83 percent effective at protecting against hospitalizations over a three-year clinical trial. Dengue virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can cause severe ...
This vaccine is the first to meet the World Health Organization's Malaria Vaccine Technology Roadmap goal of a vaccine with at least 75% efficacy. [145] Germany-based BioNTECH SE is developing an mRNA-based malaria vaccine BN165 [146] which has recently initiated a Phase 1 study [clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT05581641] in December 2022. The ...
The world's second vaccine against malaria was launched on Monday as Ivory Coast began a routine vaccine programme using shots developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India.