THE Department of Health (DoH) has created a task force to monitor and attend to the health of those inoculated by the dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, which was revealed to cause severe dengue to those without prior infection. “This Task Force will conduct a thorough review of the dengue vaccination initiative which started in March 2016 and the new evidence on safety provided by Sanofi,” Duque said in a statement. The DoH is still compiling names of children who were given Dengvaxia in coordination with their field officers and the Department of Education. Duque said in a recent television interview that the government would sue the company and ask for an indemnity fund for children who would contract severe dengue. He said PhilHealth was ready to cover the expenses of any child who would be hospitalized for severe dengue.

Source: Manila Times December 08, 2017 05:15 UTC