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In Philippines, Deaths of 3 Children Linked to Dengue Vaccine

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The Philippines said Friday the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia may be connected to three deaths in the country, according to a government-ordered inquiry, and that the drug is not ready for mass immunization. Sanofi revealed in November that Dengvaxia, the world’s first dengue vaccine, might increase the risk of severe disease in people who had never been exposed to the virus. The news prompted an uproar in the Philippines, where more than 800,000 school-age children were vaccinated in...

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