Tag: Dengvaxia

Former Health Secretary Garin says dengue vaccination “program plan” started before her time

Says she welcomes any probe into the Dengvaxia snafu (Eagle News) — Former Health Secretary Janet Garin has said she was ready to face any  investigation in connection with the dengue vaccination program snafu. She noted, however, that the program plan started even before she became health secretary under former President Benigno Aquino III’s administration. “We implemented it in accordance with (World Health Organization) guidance and recommendations. Even before the official release of the SAGE […]

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DOJ orders probe of controversial anti-dengue vaccination program

QUEZON City, Philippines – Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the Php 3.5 billion anti-dengue vaccination program of the Department of Health under former Health Secretary Janet Garin. Allegedly, 700, 000 students aged nine years old and above in Metro Manila, Central Luzon and CALABARZON were placed in danger because of the dengue vaccination program. https://youtu.be/-CBaweq3kfk

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Government officials involved in the dengue vaccine will be made liable – Malacañang

QUEZON City, Philippines – Government officials involved in the dengue vaccination controversy will be made liable, according to the Malacañang. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that the DOJ already ordered the investigation and is taking other appropriate legal actions. The Department of Health, under the Aquino administration, bought the Dengvaxia vaccine from Sanofi Pasteur for the price of Php 3.5 billion. https://youtu.be/MkpDk8BSobA

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Senate proposes database of children who received Dengvaxia

QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Risa Hontiveros proposed the creation of a database for children who received Dengvaxia vaccine in order to identify properly the estimated 7, 000 recipients during the Aquino administration. The data base will also help in giving aid to those who become adversely affected by the vaccine. https://youtu.be/QfkBm51Y6Xw

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Sanofi: No reported deaths related to dengue vaccine

(Eagle News)– There have been no reported deaths related to the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. This is according to Sanofi Pasteur, which manufactures the drug that it said could cause “severe cases” upon administration in those that have not been afflicted with dengue beforehand. In a statement on Monday, the pharmaceutical company said that this means that these people had an “increased risk of hospitalization for dengue and severe dengue, predominantly Grade I or II Dengue Hemorrhagic […]

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Tayag: Gov’t “prepared for worst-case scenario” in dengue vaccine concerns

(Agence France Presse) –The government is prepared for a “worst-case scenario” following warnings that an anti-dengue vaccine administered to several children may worsen the disease in some cases, a health official said Saturday. Department of Health spokesman Eric Tayag said the country had already taken precautions against potential mishaps when it became the first country to use the landmark vaccine in 2016. The developer of the world’s first vaccine for the potentially deadly virus, French pharmaceutical […]

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Duque tells public to continue to trust gov’t vaccination programs despite Dengvaxia snafu

(Eagle News)– The public should continue to trust the government’s vaccine program even with the recent snafu involving its dengue vaccine procured under the Aquino administration. “Unang una, ang immunization program ng (Department of Health) ay talagang napaka-mahalaga nito sapagkat napatunayan na ng ilang dekada na ang bakuna ay talagang..naililigtas ang mga bata, ang mga sanggol mula sa mga vaccine-preventable diseases,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque said in an interview over dzbb. He gave the assurance […]

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DOH halts dengue vaccination after Sanofi report that vaccine not for those who have not had dengue

  (Eagle News) — The government’s dengue vaccination program that uses the Dengvaxia vaccine was temporarily halted. This was after a statement released by its manufacturer, Sanofi, that said that people who have not contracted dengue before they were vaccinated with Dengvaxia could actually contract a more severe dengue disease because of the vaccine. In a press briefing on Friday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the vaccination program on dengue using Dengvaxia would […]

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Ejercito calls for Senate probe into DOH procurement of dengue vaccine

(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Friday called for a Senate investigation into the government’s procurement of the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Ejercito made the appeal following a statement from the vaccine manufacturer Sanofi that those who were “not previously infected by dengue virus” but were vaccinated “upon a subsequent dengue infection” could, “in the longer term,” develop “more cases of severe disease.” Ejercito said since the issue was about “corruption and accountability,”  the blue ribbon […]

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