Key points
- A dengue vaccine is safe and effective.
- Dengue can be life threatening, but the vaccine can prevent illness, severe illness, and hospitalization.
- Dengue is common in some areas of the United States.
- Talk to your child's healthcare provider to find out if your child is eligible for a dengue vaccine.
The vaccine is safe & effective
- A dengue vaccine can protect against future dengue infections or from getting severe disease among children with previous dengue infection.
- Children are at the highest risk of hospitalization with the second dengue infection.
- Every dengue infection has a risk of hospitalization and severe illness.
- Children are at the highest risk of hospitalization with the second dengue infection.
- The vaccine provides years of protection.
- We are still learning about how long the vaccine protects children.
- To date, we know that the vaccine can provide protection against dengue for at least 6 years.
- We are still learning about how long the vaccine protects children.
Dengue is common
- Dengue is common in the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and freely associated states including the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
- The risk of getting dengue while living on the islands is high.
- The risk of getting dengue while living on the islands is high.
Parents:
Talk to your child's healthcare provider to find out if your child is eligible for a dengue vaccine.