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Correction: Brazil-Dengue Outbreaks story

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In a February 7, 2024 story about a dengue outbreak in Brazil, The Associated Press, citing the government health ministry, reported that Brazil was the first country in the world to offer a dengue vaccine through its public health system. In fact, the Philippines was the first country to administer a dengue vaccine through its public health system, in 2016.

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