On September 26 and 27, Takeda, a global biopharmaceutical company, hosted a series of scientific symposia in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi, in collaboration with the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam Association of Prevention Medicine (VAPM) in Hanoi.

Vietnam will be one of the countries joining in the trial injection of a dengue fever vaccine of Japan, said Prof. Dr Nguyen Van Kinh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Medical Association.

The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) has declared the country’s outbreak of dengue to be a national epidemic in the wake of 146,062 cases recorded from January to July 20 this year.

The Philippines said it has suspended use of Dengvaxia vaccine against dengue virus after its manufacturer warned it could worsen the disease in some cases.