Tag: vaccine

DOJ panel finds probable cause to indict Garin, several others over children’s deaths allegedly due to Dengvaxia

(Eagle News) — A Department of Justice panel has found probable cause to indict  former Health Secretary Janette Garin and several others over children’s deaths allegedly linked to the  administration of the Dengvaxia vaccine under the then-administration’s program. Also to be indicted for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide were nine other DOH officials along with officials of the Food and Drug Administration, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine and Sanofi Pasteur, the dengue vaccine manufacturer. […]

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PHL polio cases hit 17 with latest infection in N. Ecija; Butuanon River in Cebu also test positive for poliovirus

https://youtu.be/lb_Zmuo-Jgw (Eagle News) The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Feb. 15, reported one confirmed polio case in Nueva Ecija which brings the total number of polio cases in the country to 17. At the same time, the DOH also confirmed that environmental samples collected from Butuanon River in Cebu had tested positive for the poliovirus. This was after the confirmatory tests done by the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine. The latest confirmed polio case […]

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UK team tests novel coronavirus vaccine on mice

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A team of British scientists believe they have become the first to start animal testing of a vaccine for the new coronavirus that has killed more than 900 people. Researchers at Imperial College London said their ultimate goal was to have an effective and safe way of halting the SARS-like strain’s spread by the end of the year. “At the moment we have just put the vaccine that we’ve generated […]

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Scientists race to develop vaccine for new coronavirus

  by Catherine Lai Agence France Presse SINGAPORE (AFP) — Scientists from the United States to Australia are using new technology in an ambitious, multi-million-dollar drive to develop a vaccine in record time to tackle China’s coronavirus outbreak. The new virus has spread rapidly since emerging late last year in China, killing more than 800 people in the mainland and infecting over 37,000. Cases have been reported in two dozen other countries. Coming up with […]

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US developing vaccine against deadly China virus: officials

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States said Tuesday it was developing a vaccine against a deadly virus that originated in China, and urged Beijing to step up its cooperation with international health authorities. The US government is keen to place its own teams on the ground to review the raw data and learn more about the pathogen, which has so far claimed more than 100 lives. “We have already started at the NIH […]

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WHO prequalifies first Ebola vaccine

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it had prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, hailing a “critical step” towards its licensing, access and roll-out in countries most at risk of outbreaks. “This is the fastest vaccine prequalification process ever conducted by WHO,” it said in a statement, explaining that “prequalification means that the vaccine meets WHO standards for quality, safety, and efficacy.” The announcement comes hot on […]

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Exclusive video report: Latest dengue fatality given a full dose of Dengvaxia vaccine

  (Eagle News) – In this exclusive report of Eagle News Service reporter Gerald Rañez, he interviews the parents of the latest dengue fatality who was given a full dose of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. The 12-year old victim, Lennon Carl Ribo, had severe dengue and died 72 hours after contracting the disease. Before this, he was given a full dose of the Dengvaxia vaccine although he never had dengue before. He was given three […]

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Australia ramps up measles warnings as cases jump

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia on Monday launched a major education campaign to encourage its residents, particularly those traveling overseas, to get vaccinated against measles as a sudden spike in cases amid a global resurgence causes alarm. Measles — an airborne infection causing fever, coughing and rashes that can be deadly in rare cases — was declared officially eliminated from Australia by the World Health Organisation in 2014. In developed nations including Australia however, the […]

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US county declares state of emergency amid measles outbreak

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A New York county hit by a measles outbreak declared a state of emergency Tuesday and banned non-vaccinated minors from public places in a bid to prevent the once-eliminated disease from spreading. The measure, which defines a public place as anywhere “more than 10 persons are intended to congregate” — including public transport — was announced by officials in Rockland County, 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of New York […]

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Facebook launches offensive to combat misinformation on vaccines

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook launched an offensive Thursday to suppress the spread of misinformation about vaccines on the 2.3-billion-member social network. The company has faced pressure in recent weeks to tackle the problem, amid outbreaks of measles around the United States attributed to growing numbers of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. US lawmakers have decried the higher incidences of preventable diseases in the wake of a movement against child vaccination, in […]

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US health experts say measles resurgence ‘unacceptable’

by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US public health experts sounded the alarm Wednesday over a resurgence of measles in recent years, principally in communities where people reject vaccinations and obtain exemptions for religious or “personal” reasons. Six outbreaks of the disease have been reported in the United States since January 1, totalling 159 cases, in the states of Washington, Colorado and New York. Since 2000, between 50 or several […]

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Hontiveros blames measles outbreak on Dengvaxia “hype,” calls on Acosta to resign

(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros called on Public Attorneys Office chief Persida Acosta to resign, following the measles outbreak in several parts of the country which some blamed on the hype made by the lawyer of the Dengvaxia controversy. “(Her) lies have slain children…. Her lies and hysterics contributed directly to the erosion of public trust in our vaccination programs. And because of this, 55 children have lost their lives to measles, and an outbreak now […]

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