Global First Approval For Takeda's Dengue Vaccine, In Indonesia

Set To Open Door To Wider Vaccine Use?

Takeda’s dengue vaccine Qdenga has received its global first approval in Indonesia, as Qdenga, also marking the first time for the firm to market a vaccine outside Japan and potentially paving the way to wider global use of vaccines for the mosquito-borne disease following setbacks for earlier contenders. 

Takeda's Qdenga, also known as TAK-003, received its global first approval
Takeda's Qdenga awaiting regulatory approval in Europe and the US • Source: Shutterstock

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s live, attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine Qdenga (TAK-003) has received its global first approval, in Indonesia, for the prevention of disease caused by any serotype in individuals aged six to 45 years of age.

The nod, granted by the National Agency for Drug and Food Control (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan: BPOM), makes the...

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