Dengvaxia is a live recombinant tetravalent dengue vaccine, licensed from December 2015 for individuals from endemic area in the age-group of 9–45 years. This update gives the recent recommendations for dengue vaccination and also provides information on the newer dengue vaccines in the pipeline.
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