Flu vaccines in PH safe, DOH assures

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The DOH vouched for the safety of influenza vaccines in the country are safe, as it pushes through with its national immunization program amid concerns on the safety of such medication in Singapore. | DYGalvezINQ

halted the use of two flu vaccines after some people who received them in South Korea died.The decision to halt the use of SKYCellflu Quadrivalent and VaxigripTetra was precautionary, Singapore’s health ministry and the Health Sciences Authority said in a statement late on Sunday.

“We in the Philippines, we also undertake EEFI, or regular surveillance of flu vaccine and as of this time, there’s no reported EEFI with flu vaccine in the country,” Assistant to the Health Secretary Beverly Ho said in an online media forum.

 

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