New Dengue Vaccine Gamechanger?

Professor Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman, Public Health Medicine Specialist

14-Jun-24 08:30

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Malaysia has seen a significant rise in dengue cases, accompanied by a 79% increase in related deaths, concentrated in Selangor. But there is a new Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine aimed at tackling the dengue epidemic. Professor Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman, Public Health Medicine Specialist shares his insights on this new vaccine and other essential strategies for preventing this disease.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim, Grace Tan

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See

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Categories: health policy, managing disease, Law/Activism

Tags: qdenga vaccine, dengue, dengue vaccine, ministry of health malaysia, world health organisazation (who),

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