Atienza to quiz Aquino, Abad on Dengvaxia mess

R immunization program, which was later - “I am counting on Representaminority leader and author of [a] to debrief both Aquino and Abad on the previous administration’s questionable purchase of some three million doses or P3.5-billion worth of Dengvaxia vaccines in - - man of the House Committee on Good Government and Public over the weekend.

Atienza earlier said in a news conference that the Aquino administration is to blame for the Dengvaxia debacle since it was hurrying its implementation before then-President Aquino’s term expired in June 2016.

“We will also ask all health ofvoluntarily disclose any potential

Other high ranking officials expected to show up at the congressional inquiry are Budget Secretary Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre Persida Acosta and former Health Secretary Janette Garin. the distributor of the anti-dengue bureaus and services of the DePhilippines College of Medicine and the Philippine Children’s “We will probe if they or any of their family members have or have be perceived as posing a possible Pimentel said. “The mere perception of a likely to pollute the remarks of a medical

It was earlier reported that former Health Secretary Esperanza and written about the Dengvaxia of trustees of the Zuellig Family Foundation.

- cates on Sunday deplored efforts of some parties to approach allegedly offering them cash to convince them not to pursue their case. chairman of the Volunteers Against had been receiving reports about some individuals talking to parents of children who died or fell ill after being inoculated with Dengvaxia and trying discourage them from seeking the help of the VACC or the

Jimenez said members of the VACC Dengvaxia monitoring team have reported that several individuals have been following them when visiting the parents of Dengvaxia victims and then try to talk to them after they left.

“They are talking to the parents and discourage them from seekJimenez said in an interview. When asked if he has an idea

- tities although Jimenez added that it is obvious that they were sent by people who were responsible for the Dengvaxia controversy. and corruption-related complaints Garin anti-dengue tion Health David sistant and and Also Julius of Nestor for Secretaries named and almost Undersecretaries the Lecciones. Mario vaccine Santiago; procurement as a million respondents Lyndon Villaverde; and Directors individu- inocula- Lee of Carol were Suy the As- - - Kenneth Oliveros in the complaint. Hartigan-Go as well as directors and Yolanda and conducting 9-year-old She was girl autopsy a Wiljen resident on Alcotin the of body Sitio who of was August She inoculated was 2017. the 26th with victim Dengvaxia exam- in ined by a PAO forensic team. November discovered 2017 that the that Dengvaxia they have vaccine does not have the same get as opposed sick of dengue to those (seronegative) who already contracted dengue (seropositive).

Without admitting any wrong Health department P1.16 billion for unused doses of Dengvaxia.