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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Monday, February 5 clarified that he did not order the Public Attorneys’ Office to stop its autopsy of the 14 alleged Dengvaxia victims. “I have no order to stop the autopsies,” Aguirre said This statement came after the call from former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral to stop the PAO from conducting the autopsies because of the result of the University of the Philippines – […]
(Eagle News) — The Public Attorneys Office and the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption on Monday filed cases against several individuals including former Health Secretary Janette Garin over the Dengvaxia mess. The administrative cases against Garin, Undersecretary Kenneth Hartigan-Go, among others were filed before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court. The P4-million civil case against those who spearheaded the dengue vaccination program and members of the board of directors and officials of Dengvaxia manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur and distributor Zuellig […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday bucked calls by a group led by former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral for the Public Attorneys Office to stop conducting autopsies on suspected Dengvaxia victims. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the “position of the government,” after all, “is we’re in search of the truth.” “We will resort to autopsy when it’s needed,” Roque said. Roque appeared to vouch for the integrity of the PAO […]
(Eagle News) — Sanofi Pasteur has refused to give a full refund of the P3.5 billion the government spent on the controversial vaccine Dengvaxia. “Agreeing to refund the used doses of Dengvaxia would imply that the vaccine is ineffective, which is not the case,” Sanofi said in a statement. According to the pharmaceutical company, “the data remains quite clear that, in absolute terms, dengue vaccination in the Philippines will provide a net reduction in dengue […]
(Eagle News)– The Public Attorneys Office should stop conducting autopsies on suspected Dengvaxia victims in light of the results of a study done by the Philippine General Hospital, the Doctors for Welfare said on Saturday. The group–led by former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral–said the PGH has, after all, already concluded that the deaths of the 14 children it autopsied was not linked to the anti-dengue vaccine. “In fact, the deaths of 13 of them were […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Widespread fears over a controversial dengue vaccine that some blame for child deaths are wreaking havoc on the Philippines’ war on preventable diseases, with many parents refusing to get their children immunized, a senior health official said Friday. Immunization rates for polio, chicken pox, tetanus and other diseases are significantly down from previous years since the government suspended the sale and distribution of the Dengvaxia vaccine in December, Health Undersecretary […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III and several others are facing a complaint for violation of the Omnibus Election Code in connection with the Dengvaxia mess. Dr. Francis Cruz and the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption filed the complaint against Aquino, former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, former Health Secretary Janette Garin and 16 others before the Commission on Elections on Friday. According to the complainants, Aquino and the others violated Section 261 (v) […]
Independent panel study results show there was “vaccine failure” in “two to three” of 14 cases, DOH official says (Eagle News) — There has been “vaccine failure” in “two to three” children of the 14 who were administered Dengvaxia and who were autopsied by an independent panel of experts. Health Undersecretary Dr. Rolando Enrique Domingo said that while the “vaccine failure” was seen only in “a small number” of cases, the results of the panel therefore […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The government will be forced to file a case against Sanofi Pasteur if the pharmaceutical giant will not grant a full P3.5 billion refund of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine purchase, including payment for damages from the French pharmaceutical firm. Sanofi Pasteur already paid Php 1.16 billion for the unused Dengvaxia vaccine. Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III had earlier urged the Department of Health (DOH) to demand a full refund […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former Health Secretary Janette Garin and her predecessor Enrique Ona pointed fingers at each other for the Dengvaxia mess at the resumption of the Senate blue ribbon committee’s hearing on Monday. Ona said he never included Dengvaxia in the list of vaccines to be used in the government’s vaccination program at that time because the clinical trial had not been completed. According to Ona, this was despite the fact that […]
(Eagle News)–Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Sanofi Pasteur was not yet off the hook even if it has agreed to reimburse the government for the unused bottles of Dengvaxia. “…Talagang titingnan pa rin natin ‘yan. Pinag-aaralan natin kung meron ba silang mga ikinubling mga materyal na impormasyon o kaalaman na hindi sinabi doon sa mga nagpasya na ilungsad itong immunization program na ito nung 2012 ng dating administrasyon,” he said in an interview over […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Health has officially demanded a P1.4 billion refund from Sanofi Pasteur for the remaining unused bottles of the “defective” Dengvaxia vaccine. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said a letter has been sent to Thomas Triomphe, the company’s Asia Pacific chief. “The Dengvaxia vaccine which Sanofi Pasteur aggressively promoted and sold to the Philippine Government has undeniably failed to deliver its supposed clinical benefit and safety claims, hence, considered defective under Philippine […]
