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

 
• By Sue Sutter

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

The challenges of developing and implementing an immunization recommendation for Sanofi’s dengue vaccine Dengvaxia were readily apparent at the recent meeting of the US Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices.

Even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel is not expected to vote on a use recommendation until...

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