Tag: Dengue

Sanofi admits risk of “severe disease” higher in people who never had dengue but were given Dengvaxia shots

(Eagle News) — Drug manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur on Thursday, June 15, acknowledged that the risk of “severe disease” in those administered the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia was higher if they did not previously contract dengue. “In this supplementary analysis, we found an increased incidence of (such) in vaccinated people without a prior infection compared to unvaccinated people without a prior infection,” Sanofi Pasteur said in a statement. The drug company’s pronouncement was essentially an acknowledgment also […]

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Aquino, Garin, Abad attend DOJ preliminary probe into Dengvaxia mess

(Eagle News)~Former President Benigno Aquino III appeared at the Department of Justice’s preliminary inquiry into the Dengvaxia mess on Monday, June 4. Former Health Secretary Janette Garin and former Budget Secretary Butch Abad also made an appearance after they were required to subscribe to their affidavits. Also present were former and current officials of the DOH. The preliminary probe stems from the criminal charges filed by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption against the three […]

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Bong Go clarifies: Duterte’s daughter, daughter-in-law, granddaughter given Dengvaxia shots

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter Kitty, his daughter-in-law and his granddaughter received shots of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said the wife of presidential son Paolo Duterte, Sabina Duterte, issued the clarification herself that apart from Kitty, it was she and her daughter Sabina who were given the shots. It was Go who earlier said that Kitty, Sabina and her brother Uno had been administered the vaccine. […]

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PAO, tutol sa rekomendasyon ng DOH na bumuo ng investigating panel na mag-iimbestiga sa isyu ng Dengvaxia

(Eagle News) — Hindi pabor ang Public Attorney’s Office sa inilatag na plano ng health department  na bumuo ng investigating panel mula sa mga eksperto sa ibang bansa upang tignan ang mga isyu sa Dengvaxia vaccine. Paliwanag ni PAO Chief Atty Percida Acosta, rekomendasyon ng Department of Health ang naturang pagbuo ng panel, na inanunsyo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Pero karapatan aniya ng Pangulo kung itutuloy ang naturang rekomendasyon ng DOH o hindi. Nangangamba naman ang […]

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Fifth Dengvaxia-related complaint filed vs former President Aquino

Garin, Abad, among those charged (Eagle News)–A fifth complaint has been filed against former President Benigno Aquino III in connection with the Dengavaxia mess. Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio led the filing of the complaint for plunder, violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and for malversation of funds in the Ombudsman against Aquino, under whose term the Dengvaxia vaccination program was implemented. Also named respondents were former Budget and Management secretary Florencio Abad, former Executive […]

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Ex-President Aquino should be held primarily responsible for Dengvaxia mess, says Gordon

  (Eagle News) – Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Senator Richard Gordon said no less than former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III should be held responsible for allegedly hastening the procurement of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccines that were used on more than 800,000 children in a mass vaccination program during his administration. Gordon said Aquino, as well as his officials who were involved in the program — former Health Secretary Janet Garin and former Budget […]

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Kaso ng dengue, umabot ng 10,000 sa unang anim na linggo ng taon

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umaabot na sa mahigit 10,000 kaso ng dengue ang naitala ng Department of Health (DOH) sa unang anim na linggo ng taon. Batay sa Dengue Disease Surveillance Report ng DOH mula Enero 1 hanggang Pebrero 10, pumalo na sa 10,980 ang nagkakasakit ng dengue sa buong bansa habang nasa 50 naman ang namatay. Gayunman, sinabi ng DOH na mas mababa ito ng 41.38 percent sa mga naitalang kaso ng dengue […]

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Comelec summons Aquino, 2 others over Dengvaxia vaccination program

(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections has summoned former President Benigno Aquino III and two others over a case stemming from the Dengvaxia mess. Aquino, former Health Secretary Janette Garin and former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad have been asked to appear before the Comelec headquarters on March 15 at 10 a.m. The subpoena was in connection with a case for violation of the law that prohibits the implementation of projects 45 days before an election. Complainants […]

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Sanofi VP Triomphe says Dengvaxia not yet approved by EU agency that screens medicines for safety

  (Eagle News) — The vice-president of Sanofi Pasteur on Monday, February 26, admitted that the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine has not yet been approved by the European Medicines Agency EMA), the European Union agency which evaluates the safety of medicinal products for the EU. Thomas Triomphe, Sanofi Pasteur Asia Pacifi head, said that Sanofi cannot distribute nor sell the Dengvaxia within the European Union as it had not yet passed the requirements needed for its […]

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Ex-President Aquino, Garin, Abad attend Dengvaxia hearing in Congress; defend mass vaccination program

(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III attended the continuation of the hearings in Congress about the mass vaccination of Sanofi Pasteur’s Dengvaxia vaccine that was implemented during his administration. In the hearing on Monday, February 26, Aquino again defended his decision to use the anti-dengue vaccine during his administration saying this was done to save lives as there was an increasing number of dengue infections at the time. Aquino claimed that in 1995, […]

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Garin couple sue former Health Secretary Ubial for libel

(Eagle News)– Former Health Secretary Janette Garin and her husband Iloilo Rep. Oscar Garin Jr. have filed separate libel complaints against former Health secretary Paulyn Ubial. The complaints were filed in connection with Ubial’s statements to the media that linked  the couple to the Dengvaxia mess. Garin’s complaint was filed before the Iloilo Prosecutors Office on Friday, while her husband’s was  filed on Jan. 28. In a Senate panel hearing on the controversy, Ubial had […]

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Former President Aquino to attend Feb. 26 hearing on Dengvaxia vaccine controversy

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III will attend the fifth and possibly last hearing on the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine of the House of Representatives Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability slated on Monday, February 26. This was according to Committee Chair Rep. Johnny Pimentel. He said Aquino had already sent word that he would attend the committee hearing. Pimentel said the committee wanted to ask Aquino if he gave […]

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