The Philippine Department of Justice said on Friday it had found probable cause ...
The logo of Sanofi is pictured during the Viva Tech start-up and technology summit in Paris, France, May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
It recommended charges be filed in court for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide, due to what it said were procedural lapses and irregularities in the implementation of a dengue immunization program in 2016 using Dengvaxia. Sanofi could not immediately be reached for comment. The drugmaker has repeatedly said Dengvaxia was safe and effective.
In late 2017, Sanofi said Dengvaxia could increase the risk of severe dengue in children who had never been exposed to the virus, triggering two congressional inquiries and a criminal investigation in the Philippines where 800,000 school-age children had already been vaccinated.The government spent 3.5 billion pesos on the Dengvaxia public immunization program to reduce the 200,000 dengue cases reported every year.
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