Brazilian city begins first mass vaccination against dengue

The city of Dourados in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul on Wednesday began the country’s first mass vaccination against dengue, the city’s government said.

The initiative aims to vaccinate around 150,000 residents of the city between the ages of 4 and 59 using the recently approved Japanese drugmaker Takeda’s (4502.T) vaccine QDENGA.