[Correspondence] Dengue vaccination: a more balanced approach is needed
Media reports have cast doubt on the safety of dengue vaccination, resulting in the suspension of school-based immunisation programmes in the Philippines.1 The main concern about the vaccine is the risk of severe disease in children naive to dengue virus. Although these concerns are justified, it is important to consider this risk in the context of the wider population and to consider the public health value of dengue vaccination for the prevention of a disease that affects 400 million people annually, mostly in developing countries.
Source: LANCET - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tikki Pang, Duane Gubler, Daniel Yam Thiam Goh, Zulkifli Ismail, Asia Dengue Vaccine Advocacy Group Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
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