Amid dengue outbreaks, Janette Garin wants Dengvaxia back in PH

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The former health secretary says the dengue outbreaks would not have happened had Dengvaxia, whose distribution she approved, not been banned in the country.

BRING DENGVAXIA BACK? Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin still maintains the safety of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. Photo by Darren Langit/Rappler

Garin renewed her call to bring back the controversial dengue vaccine made by Sanofi Pasteur in a press conference on Wednesday, July 31. “Marami ang natatakot pa sa dengue vaccine dahil sa mga nangyari. But bringing it back does not mean giving it to the public. Nakakapanghinayang man, pupunta tayo doon sa sitwasyon na you have to be rich to be able to save your family’s life. But then, we can start with that kaysa sa mahirap at mayaman, parehong wala,”“Sa ngayon, doon sa mga mayayaman at kayang bumili ng bakuna at gusto magpabakuna, ibigay 'yon. Doon sa mga natatakot, they will go to their doctors.

Some 837,000 Filipino gradeschoolers were already vaccinated before Sanofi announced in November 2017 that Dengviaxia might lead a person toIn the aftermath of the Dengvaxia scandal, immunization rates across the country decreased. It led to an outbreak of the vaccine-preventable measles.

 

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why is Acosta so quiet now on this dengue outbreak?

Been waiting for this. Im waiting for acosta and erfe. The media is partly to blame for sensationalizing the issue. They gave the two stooges more than necessary airtime.

She and NoyNoy hastily bought billions of pesos worth of Dengvaxia vaccines kahit may risks involved

- We need independent experts' opinion about Dengvaxia, not from this Aquino cohort who misused billions of taxpayers money

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