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The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has already identified 19 children who were given the anti-dengue vaccine this year and became sick with dengue. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7 director, said 18 of the children…
With P3.5 billion pesos in government funds wasted and with 830,000 children’s lives in danger because of a failed dengue immunization program, it is a great insult to the intelligence of the Filipino people if no one…
At least 23 percent of the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in Cebu have been pulled out by the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7). Bernadine Hayag, health education and information officer of DOH-7, said that as of…
DEPARTMENT of Health Central Visayas (DOH-7) Regional Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas has ordered the immediate recall of all Dengvaxia vials that were given to local government units (LGUs) in Cebu. “Ang order is ‘Asap.’ Ongoing na. I-pull…
While the Provincial Board (PB) has yet to create a resolution compelling mayors to submit the list of Dengvaxia recipients in their towns or cities, Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot visited the Capitol today and submitted a list…
One of the key points in the Dengvaxia debacle/fiasco that should be looked into here is that it’s not the vaccine — which is said to have a 90 percent efficacy against dengue that is defective, it’s…
A ten year-old-boy who was given the Dengvaxia vaccine was rushed to the Talisay District Hospital for dengue early dawn yesterday. The Department of Health in the region, however, said this is not a cause for panic…
Before the pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur developed Dengvaxia in 1997, conversations about the outbreak of dengue fever in the Philippines revolved only around organic approaches to combat the virus. Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by the…
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