Why is the Dengue vaccine (Dengvaxia) not for everyone?

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  • Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
  • Dengvaxia is the only Dengue vaccine approved currently. But, it is not encouraged for everyone. Why is that the case for this Dengue vaccine? Studies suggest that it is due to a mechanism called the antibody-dependent enhancement. What is antibody-dependent enhancement?
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021, ‘Dengue vaccine’, viewed 19 July 2021, www.cdc.gov/de...
    Eng, KF 2018, ‘What went wrong with the breakthrough dengue vaccine?’, viewed 23 July 2021, fellowsblog.te...

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