Tag: vaccine

House panels recommend filing of charges vs Aquino, others over Dengvaxia mess

(Eagle News) — A joint panel of the House of Representatives recommended the filing of  charges against former President Benigno Aquino III and several others over the Dengvaxia mess. The committee report approved by the House panels on good government and public accountability and health, and which was released on Wednesday, Feb. 6, also recommended the filing of graft, technical malversation and civil charges against former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and former Health Secretary Janette […]

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Former Health Secretary Garin charged over Dengvaxia mess anew

Charges filed vs 38 others following death of 12-year-old girl  (Eagle News)—The parents of a 12-year-old girl who died after being administered the Dengvaxia vaccine filed on Friday, Dec. 28, charges against former Health Secretary Janette Garin. The complaint filed by Christopher and Ginalyn Magtira for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and violation of the anti-torture law and of the Consumer Act against Garin and 38 others, including officials of vaccine manufacturer Sanofi  Pasteur and distributor […]

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Scientists create bee vaccine to fight off ‘insect apocalypse’

HELSINKI, Finland (AFP)- Scientists in Finland have developed what they believe is the world’s first vaccine to protect bees against disease, raising hopes for tackling the drastic decline in insect numbers which could cause a global food crisis. Bees are vital for growing the world’s food as they help fertilize three out of four crops around the globe, by transferring pollen from male to female flowers. But in recent years bee populations around the world have been […]

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Two senators hail Senate approval of P1.16-billion supplemental budget for dengue patients, including Dengvaxia recipients

(Eagle News) — At least two senators hailed the Senate’s approval of the P1.16-billion supplemental budget for dengue patients, including Dengvaxia recipients. According to Senator Richard Gordon, the passage of House Bill No. 7449 (Committee Report No. 395) will “help in ease the burden” not only of those who were administered the controversial vaccine, but also those of their parents. “Maraming mga magulang ang lumapit sa akin at nagdulog ng hinaing nila. Natatakot na nga […]

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Senate approves P1.16-billion additional budget for recipients of Dengvaxia

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 5, approved on third and final reading the proposed additional P1.16 billion budget for those who were administered the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. Eighteen senators voted for the passage of the supplemental budget, which would be derived from the amount paid by Sanofi Pasteur, the drug manufacturer, for the vaccine left unused by the government. Sanofi caused public uproar after it admitted the vaccine could cause […]

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PAO files more criminal raps vs Sanofi Pasteur officials, others over “Dengvaxia-related deaths”

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Public Attorneys Office has filed three more criminal complaints against current and former officials of the Department of Health, among others, in connection with the Dengvaxia mess. According to PAO chief Persida Acosta, the three complaints for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and for violation of the anti-torture act and the consumer protection act also against Sanofi Pasteur officials and Zuellig Pharma officials were filed in behalf of […]

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Candidate AIDS vaccine passes key early test

  by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The near 40-year quest for an AIDS vaccine received a hopeful boost Saturday when scientists announced that a trial drug triggered an immune response in humans and shielded monkeys from infection. Shown to be safe in humans, the candidate vaccine has now advanced to the next phase of the pre-approval trial process, and will be tested in 2,600 women in southern Africa to see […]

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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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Legarda: P1.16-billion budget for those administered with Dengvaxia to be passed before Congress adjourns this week

(Eagle News) — Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on finance, gave the assurance that the proposed P1.16 billion supplemental budget for Dengvaxia vaccinees would be passed before Congress adjourns this week. She said this was after the proposal was transmitted by the House of Representatives to the Senate. “Bago matapos ang session at mag-adjourn, magkakaroon tayo ng P1.16 billion para sa mga biktima ng Dengvaxia vaccine,” she told reporters, noting that the […]

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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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Bilang ng mga nasawi dahil sa dengue sa Eastern Visayas, tumaas 

(Eagle News) — Labintatlo-katao ang namatay sa Eastern Visayas dahil sa dengue fever. Naitala ito sa unang apat na buwan ng taon. Ayon sa Department of Health (DOH), nadoble ito kung ikukumpara sa naitalang nasawi noong nakaraang taon sa kaparehong panahon. Nakakaalarma anila ang nasabing ulat dahil maaaring maragdagan pa ang bilang nito mula Mayo hanggang Disyembre. Noong nakaraang taon, lima lang ang naitalang nasawi dahil sa dengue sa nasabing rehiyon. Kung ikukumpara ay mas […]

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Roque: President Duterte to tap expertise of panel of Asian experts to look into Dengvaxia safety concerns

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will tap the expertise of a three-man panel of Asian experts  to determine the real effects of Dengvaxia. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President arrived at the decision following the conflicting findings of the studies conducted by the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital and the Public Attorneys Office, which both conducted autopsies on individuals who died after they were administered the vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur. “Sa […]

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