{"id":14602,"date":"2026-07-21T15:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/?p=14602"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:01:56","slug":"india-first-dengue-vaccine-cdsco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/india-first-dengue-vaccine-cdsco\/","title":{"rendered":"India Gets Its First Dengue Vaccine as CDSCO Approves QDENGA"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Dengue Vaccine: India has made incredible advances in public health by the drug regulatory authority, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), approving the first-ever dengue vaccine, called QDENGA, for the nation. QDENGA is a live-attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine developed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals that targets all four dengue virus serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4). The vaccine is indicated for people 4-60 years old, including those who have had dengue in the past. The approval should further boost India’s efforts to tackle dengue, one of the country’s fastest-rising mosquito-borne viral diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is QDENGA? – First Dengue Vaccine<\/span><\/h2>\n

The first dengue vaccine to be approved in India is QDENGA (TAK-003). It is a live attenuated vaccine containing weak strains of all four of the different serotypes of the dengue virus, so it can stimulate the immune system without causing the disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

QDENGA can be given regardless of prior infection with any of the four dengue types, whereas the previous vaccines were only recommended for people who have a previous infection from any of the four dengue types. Clinically, the vaccine has demonstrated very good dengue-related hospitalisation and severe disease prevention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Highlights of India Approves First Dengue Vaccine<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Particular<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vaccine Name<\/span><\/td>\nQDENGA (TAK-003)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Approved By<\/span><\/td>\nCentral Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Developer<\/span><\/td>\nTakeda Pharmaceuticals (Japan)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vaccine Type<\/span><\/td>\nLive-attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Target Disease<\/span><\/td>\nDengue Fever<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Approved Age Group<\/span><\/td>\n4\u201360 years<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Protection Against<\/span><\/td>\nDENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 & DENV-4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Doses<\/span><\/td>\nTwo doses (3 months apart)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Route of Administration<\/span><\/td>\nSubcutaneous Injection<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Significance<\/span><\/td>\nFirst approved dengue vaccine in India<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Previous Year Questions (PYQs) on Dengue – First Dengue Vaccine<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Exam<\/b><\/td>\nYear<\/b><\/td>\nQuestion<\/b><\/td>\nOptions<\/b><\/td>\nAnswer<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPSC Prelims<\/span><\/td>\n2024<\/span><\/td>\nDengue is caused by which type of pathogen?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Bacteria (B) Virus (C) Fungus (D) Protozoa<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSC CGL<\/span><\/td>\n2023<\/span><\/td>\nDengue is transmitted by which mosquito?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Anopheles (B) Culex (C) Aedes aegypti (D) Mansonia<\/span><\/td>\nC<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RRB NTPC<\/span><\/td>\n2023<\/span><\/td>\nThe mosquito responsible for spreading dengue mainly bites during:<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Night (B) Evening only (C) Daytime (D) Midnight<\/span><\/td>\nC<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPSC Prelims<\/span><\/td>\n2022<\/span><\/td>\nDengue virus belongs to which family?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Retroviridae (B) Flaviviridae (C) Orthomyxoviridae (D) Paramyxoviridae<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSC CHSL<\/span><\/td>\n2022<\/span><\/td>\nDengue is mainly spread through the bite of which female mosquito?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Female Anopheles (B) Female Culex (C) Female Aedes aegypti (D) Female Mansonia<\/span><\/td>\nC<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RRB Group D<\/span><\/td>\n2022<\/span><\/td>\nWhich disease is also known as “Breakbone Fever”?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Malaria (B) Dengue (C) Typhoid (D) Cholera<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IBPS PO<\/span><\/td>\n2021<\/span><\/td>\nDengue affects which blood component significantly?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) RBC (B) Platelets (C) WBC (D) Plasma<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSC CGL<\/span><\/td>\n2021<\/span><\/td>\nWhich mosquito-borne disease has four serotypes?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Malaria (B) Dengue (C) Filariasis (D) Kala-azar<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPSC Prelims<\/span><\/td>\n2020<\/span><\/td>\nWhich disease is caused by a Flavivirus?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Dengue (B) Tuberculosis (C) Cholera (D) Typhoid<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSC GD<\/span><\/td>\n2020<\/span><\/td>\nThe incubation period of dengue generally ranges between:<\/span><\/td>\n(A) 1\u20132 Days (B) 4\u201310 Days (C) 20\u201325 Days (D) 30 Days<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RRB NTPC<\/span><\/td>\n2019<\/span><\/td>\nWhich mosquito breeds in clean stagnant water?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Anopheles (B) Aedes aegypti (C) Culex (D) Sandfly<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSC CPO<\/span><\/td>\n2019<\/span><\/td>\nSevere dengue is also called:<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Black Fever (B) Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (C) Sleeping Sickness (D) Yellow Fever<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPSC Prelims<\/span><\/td>\n2018<\/span><\/td>\nWhich one of the following is NOT transmitted by Aedes mosquito?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Dengue (B) Zika (C) Chikungunya (D) Malaria<\/span><\/td>\nD<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSC CHSL<\/span><\/td>\n2018<\/span><\/td>\nWhich season usually records the highest number of dengue cases in India?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Winter (B) Summer (C) Monsoon & Post-Monsoon (D) Spring<\/span><\/td>\nC<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RRB ALP<\/span><\/td>\n2018<\/span><\/td>\nWhich of the following is the principal vector of dengue?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Aedes albopictus (B) Aedes aegypti (C) Culex quinquefasciatus (D) Anopheles stephensi<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPSC Prelims<\/span><\/td>\n2017<\/span><\/td>\nDengue vaccine aims to protect against how many serotypes?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four<\/span><\/td>\nD<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSC CGL<\/span><\/td>\n2017<\/span><\/td>\nWhich of the following diseases is NOT caused by bacteria?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Cholera (B) Dengue (C) Typhoid (D) Plague<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
State PSC<\/span><\/td>\n2016<\/span><\/td>\nWhich mosquito transmits both Dengue and Chikungunya?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Anopheles (B) Culex (C) Aedes aegypti (D) Mansonia<\/span><\/td>\nC<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NDA<\/span><\/td>\n2016<\/span><\/td>\nThe World Health Organisation classifies dengue as which type of disease?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Water-borne (B) Vector-borne Viral Disease (C) Air-borne Disease (D) Food-borne Disease<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CDS<\/span><\/td>\n2015<\/span><\/td>\nWhich preventive measure is most effective against dengue?<\/span><\/td>\n(A) Antibiotics (B) Mosquito breeding control (C) Drinking boiled water (D) Vaccination only<\/span><\/td>\nB<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Conclusion on India\u2019s First Dengue Vaccine Approved by CDSCO<\/span><\/h2>\n

The approval First Dengue Vaccine of QDENGA by CDSCO is a momentous occasion in India’s battle against dengue. It is the country’s first dengue vaccine to be approved and the only one that can protect against all four serotypes of the virus, thus making it very important in reducing more serious cases of infection and hospitalisation. Nevertheless, vaccination needs to be used alongside rather than as a substitute for mosquito control, sanitation and public awareness. These measures taken together can mitigate the disease burden of dengue and strengthen public health preparedness in India.<\/span><\/p>\n

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