Dengue vaccine approved, conditionally


PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has given conditional registration for the world’s first dengue vaccine to be used in Malaysia.

In a notice on the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency’s website, the Drug Control Authority (DCA) said the vaccine was approved for a post-registration (phase IV) clinical study for two years involving volunteers aged nine to 45.

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