“Definitely, yes,” Salo said when asked if Dengvaxia deserved a second chance given the dengue fever situation.
For over a year now, the Philippine government has been giving free shots against Covid-19, with little to no controversy linked to it in terms of efficacy and safeness. This should work in the favor of Dengvaxia, should authorities turn to it again to protect the public from dengue. In April 2016, the Philippines became the first country in the world to launch a public inoculation campaign against dengue fever by using Dengvaxia.
The DOH halted the vaccination drive in December 2017, but by then, an estimated 830,000 schoolchildren had already been jabbed with Dengvaxia. Dozens of reported deaths would be linked to the vaccine in the following months.
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