Duque: No solid proof yet of Dengvaxia behind deaths

THERE IS no evidence yet that would directly link Dengvaxia to the death of 39 individuals who earlier received the vaccine, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III said Monday.

“As of latest count, 39 na ang naitala na pumanaw. Sa kasalukuyan, ito po ay iniimbestigahan. Ang mga ito ay nabakuhanan ng Dengvaxia ngunit hindi maaaring

iugnay direktamente na ang pagkamatay ng 39 ay dahil sa Dengvaxia [Thirty-nine have been reported dead so far. Right now, this is being investigated. These people were injected with Dengvaxia but the deaths of the 39 cannot be directly concluded as having been caused by the vaccine],” he told the joint inquiry Monday by the House committees on good government and on health.