Dengue immunization program begins in Paraná, Brazil

A half-million doses of Dengvaxia, the dengue fever vaccine from Sanofi Pasteur, have been received in Parani to support a large-scale public dengue immunization program initiated today in the State's 30 most highly endemic municipalities. Parani State, home to 10 million people, has seen a steep 3-fold increase in both dengue incidence and deaths in ["]