A vaccine against dengue will soon arrive in Mexico

The dengue vaccine on its way to becoming a reality in Mexico, reportedly Hernán Porcile, general director of Takeda Mexico.

Visiting Mérida to celebrate 60 years of presence biopharmaceutics in the country, he said that the vaccination unit the latest creation by Takeda, a company born in 243 years ago Osaka, Japan.

It was only in 2023 that the use of the dengue vaccine was authorized in Argentina and Brazil, and in Colombia the license was obtained this year.

In Mexico, the protocol is followed to get permission from Cofepris from the end of 2022.

There is no scheduled date to get this vaccine in Mexico, because it still is rigorous and exhaustive process, but the interviewer said it is within the normal regulatory deadlines.

Hernán Porcile said that the vaccine has strong clinical studies, from more than 20 thousand people participated in the studywhich lasted almost five years.

During this time, results were seen in the coverage of the four most common dengue serotypes.

According to the results obtained, the vaccine is 80% effective, preventing severe dengue and hospitalization, which is very beneficial for the patient and also economically.

Vaccine coverage helps not reaching the hospital or the severity of cases of severe dengueas the one caused by the hemorrhagic type.

Dengue vaccine dosage

Regarding the use of the vaccine, he explained that An initial dose is received and a second dose must be administered after 90 days.

According to the studies carried out, it is not yet certain whether reinforcement is necessary afterwards two dosesbut currently that is not the case.

The benefit to public health is evident for Hernán Porcile, which is why the goal is for this vaccine to be available in both the public and private sectors. He says that the dengue vaccine It will be filling and not in lieu of all other preventive measures, such as vector control, avoiding pots and pans where water collects and flies can breed, among others.

Takeda is working on the development of new vaccines in this new biopharmaceutical unit, which will be announced in due course.

Yucatan, an area ideal for the dengue mosquito

How do you know Yucatan, due to its geographical location and climate, This is one of the places in the country where mosquitoes are more abundant, and therefore, diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya.

So far this year, until Epidemiological Week No. 31, which correspond from July 28 to August 3, are registered in the State 64 cases of mild denguebut in 2023 there were 651 cases in the same period.

In the dengue cases with warning signs registered 103 cases, against 705 in 2023.

And if we are talking about real cases of dengue, 8 were recorded, and in 2023 there were 36 cases.

Although dengue cases seem to have been less this year, it is known that these diseases usually cycle, and there have been years when cases have numbered in the hundreds or even thousands. .

So a vaccine against dengue is seen with hopebecause reducing serious cases and hospitalization, but above all taking care of the patient’s life, is always the goal against any disease.