week: 8-14 December
Mexico approved world’s first Dengue vaccine
– created by Sanofi SA
– branded as Dengvaxia
– in trials it prevented 93% of cases & reduced hospitalization by 80%
– dengue infects 390 million people in a year globally
– price for the drug is not fixed
– it will be rolled out in dengue endemic areas, then later on to areas like India etc