The Philippines has approved the sale of the world’s first anti-dengue vaccine, Sanofi Pasteur, the developer of the drug, said on Wednesday.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the vaccine, Dengvaxia, after three clinical trials, making it the first dengue vaccine in Asia.

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