Dengvaxia’s Restrictive Indication Will Make Immunization Recommendations Difficult, ACIP Members Say

The need to screen individuals in dengue-endemic areas for prior infection before administering Sanofi’s vaccine will be difficult to operationalize, particularly in the absence of a reliable and rapid diagnostic, experts say; Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices working group aims for full committee vote on use recommendations in February 2020.

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ACIP has a difficult task ahead of it in making immunization recommendations targeting the mosquito-borne dengue virus. • Source: Shutterstock

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