A Vaccine Research Center based in United States Of America and Japan has selected 10 countries in the world including Sri Lanka to test their newly developed Dengue Control Vaccine according to the Health Ministry soutces .Sri Lanka is the only Asian Country selected for testing process of this new Dengue Vaccine it has been reported.
The above mentioned Vaccine Research Center has already signed an agreement with Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala regarding the use of Selected group of Sri Lankan Children for Testing Process of the vaccine the sources have revealed.
Accordingly around 4000 children selected from Dengue risk areas in Colombo are due to be tested for the vaccine by giving each of them two doses of the vaccine. If it is proved successful the new Dengue Control Vaccine will be introduced to the National Immunization Programme of Sri Lanka with the approval of World Health Organization Health Ministry Sources have further stated.
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