Stop Dengvaxia vaccinations now

HE Dengvaxia, on people who have had no prior infection

(DoH) on Wednesday that new analysis of clinical data gathered over a six-year period showed that while Dengvaxia helped patients infected in the last 30 months, those who have had no more severe case of dengue.

the Dengvaxia vaccinations right now.

on Friday that it would suspend its dengue immunization program. We will check the actual implementation.

advisory. On Thursday, Dr. Anthony Leachon, the former president of the Philippine College of Physicians Foundation, expressed concern over the welfare of the 700,000 schoolchildren in the National received Dengvaxia shots under the DoH’s immunization program.

virus and Leachon says it is not certain who among them would develop severe dengue. He warns they may all have to face that without a rigid selection process.

Surrounded by controversy

launch -- merely four months after the government had approved the local use of Dengvaxia.

- - retary Janette Garin. Garin launched the program using Dengvaxia in April 2016 under the previous administration of President Benigno Aquino 3rd.

- with a pledge that with or without it, she was going to pursue the anti-dengue campaign of the government.

- appointment as Health secretary.

Indeed, protecting ourselves and our children from the disease people can do to protect themselves. Most important, the DoH