A "dengue vaccine" is a medicine that helps protect people from getting dengue fever. It is like a special shot that trains the body's defense system to recognize and fight against the dengue virus, so it won't make you sick. Full definition
Based on their findings, they urge that «mosquito saliva and enhancing antibodies thus need to be considered when developing vaccines and drugs against dengue,» and specifically suggest that «animal models of dengue and pre-clinical validation of dengue vaccine candidates should be evaluated in the combined presence of mosquito saliva and enhancing antibodies.» (sciencedaily.com)
The second is a far more advanced process and could eventually set Takeda up to compete with Sanofi, which has the only approved dengue vaccine in the world approved in more than 10 countries. (fortune.com)
Together, these new findings highlight NS1 as an instigator of dengue - associated vascular leak and thus pinpoint a potential target for dengue drugs and component for dengue vaccines. (stm.sciencemag.org)