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To be or not to be vaccinated with Sinovac: That is the question health care workers all over the country are facing today. On a personal level, most health care workers believe in vaccination and seek protection…
MANILA, Philippines — In the Philippines, a country of 108 million, memories of a dengue vaccine that has been banned locally are putting people off the idea of coronavirus immunization even before the campaign begins. “Many kids…
The first vaccine was developed in 1796 by Edward Jenner, who used cowpox material to develop immunity to smallpox. According to historyofvaccines.org, the next major breakthrough occurred in 1885, almost 100 years later: the development of the…
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday attributed the fear of many parents against vaccines on the “politicized” issue of the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Robredo made the remark amid the resurgence in the country of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — While Cebu province has remained polio-free, the Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) is asking parents to have their children vaccinated to avoid the dreaded disease. Dr. Christina Gianggo, PHO chief, said that Cebuanos should…
MANILA, Philippines — One of the reasons for the re-emergence of polio in the country was due to the vaccine scare caused by the controversy on the use of dengue serum Dengvaxia, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III…
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos may not have seen the last of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine yet. The Duterte administration is still open to allowing the use of the dengue vaccine again if experts agree to recommend it…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The announcement of the rise in measles cases in Cebu City has prompted parents to avail of the free vaccination for this disease. Dr. Alma Corpin said that many parents had become…
Cebu City, Philippines – Cebu City Councilor Mary Anne Delos Santos, deputy mayor on health, attributes the increase of measles cases to the scare of the dengvaxia vaccine. Delos Santos said that the fear of vaccination became…
A social media post claiming that anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia was being sold in India for a cheaper price than in the Philippines is fake. This was the result of a verification and fact-checking made by Agence France…
PUBLIC Attorneys’ Office (PAO) forensics chief Dr. Erwin Erfe revealed yesterday that lawyers and doctors are preparing cases against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to revoke his license as a doctor in connection with the alleged deaths…
THE Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) blamed anew the Dengvaxia vaccine as the cause of death of the 71st child, in a record released by its chief Atty. Persida Acosta yesterday. Acosta told Radyo Inquirer that the…
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