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Communication Hurdles Remain For Sanofi’s Dengue Vaccine

 
• By Bridget Silverman

CDC drafting recommendation for Sanofi’s Dengvaxia, setting parameters for required pre-vaccination screening in the absence of tests approved by the US FDA.

Lyon France, 3 October 2017: White logo of the french multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi on their glass office building in Lyon France - Image
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Sanofi’s dengue vaccine Dengvaxia took another step toward a recommendation from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but concerns about the implementation of pre-vaccination screening testing still surround the first vaccine for the mosquito-borne illness.

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