Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Sanofi dengue vaccine less effective than hoped

Logo of French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis is seen on the facade of their headquarters in ParisLONDON (Reuters) - The world's most advanced vaccine against dengue fever, being developed by French drugmaker Sanofi SA, proved only 30 percent effective in a large clinical trial in Thailand - far less than hoped. The result leaves uncertain the future of a product that Sanofi has previously said could generate more than 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in yearly sales. But researchers said it did show for the first time that a safe vaccine was possible. ...


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