Brazil launches world’s first single-dose dengue vaccine
Brazil’s Butantan Institute began vaccinating primary healthcare professionals against dengue, marking the first vaccine with fully Brazilian technology and the first in the world designed for single-dose administration.
The launch was attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, and other federal and regional officials.
The ministry of health confirmed the purchase of 3.9 million doses of the vaccine, intended for people aged 12 to 59.
According to the institute’s management, production capacity is expected to reach up to 25 million doses by the end of the year through strategic partnerships, strengthening Brazil’s ability to respond to epidemiological challenges.
During the ceremony, the federal government also announced more than 267 million dollars in funding to expand and modernise Butantan’s industrial complex under the New Growth Acceleration Programme – Health (PAC).
The resources will support upgrades to serum facilities, the development of messenger RNA platforms, and the construction of new plants to produce inputs for vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and HPV.
The Health Minister, Alexandre Padilha, said “Today we are witnessing a historic milestone that will place Butantan among the world’s leading centres of innovation and industrial technology.”
Padilla noted that every new solution developed at the institute is aimed at protecting lives and advancing science.
Butantan also prepares to expand into the production of oncology medicines in order to reduce costs for the public health system.
According to Brasil de Fato, a partner of TV BRICS, the institute achieved the capacity in 2024 to meet the country’s full domestic demand and that further expansion will enable Brazil to contribute to immunisation efforts in other nations.
(TV BRICS/NAN)
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