{
  "id": 3697867,
  "title": "Health Ministry studying dengue vaccine for National Immunisation Programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/health-ministry-studying-dengue-vaccine-for-national-immunisation",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:54:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1519941/health-ministry-studying-dengue-vaccine-national-immunisation-programme"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian Health Ministry is in the process of studying the dengue vaccine before potentially adding it to the National Immunisation Programme (NIP), according to Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The evaluation of the vaccine involves a cost-benefit analysis, considering the high price of the newly approved vaccine. While the vaccine has already been registered and used in private facilities, it is not yet clear when it may become part of the national program. The Health Ministry is also working on other vaccine plans and will make a decision based on the most reasonable options. In response to the dengue situation, the ministry has activated its dengue operations room and deployed personnel to areas with high mosquito populations, including Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The ministry has also increased the release of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes as a biological control method.",
  "summary": "SEREMBAN: The Health Ministry is conducting comprehensive studies before making the dengue vaccine part of the National Immunisation Programme (NIP), Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysian Health Ministry studying dengue vaccine for National Immunisation Programme.",
    "Evaluation involves cost-benefit analysis due to vaccine's high price.",
    "Ministry activated dengue operations room and deployed personnel to high mosquito areas."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/no-salmonella-outbreak-in-egypt-health-ministry-confirms",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:22:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}