{"id":136812,"date":"2017-12-06T03:20:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T08:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=136812"},"modified":"2017-12-06T03:20:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T08:20:42","slug":"doh-to-hold-liable-those-responsible-for-dengvaxia-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/06\/doh-to-hold-liable-those-responsible-for-dengvaxia-mess\/","title":{"rendered":"DOH to hold liable those responsible for Dengvaxia mess"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Health Secretary Dr. Francisco Duque III (Photo: Department of Health (Philippines)\/Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has assured that those responsible for the dengue vaccine mess would be held accountable.<\/p>\n

“Once it is proven that there were information that were not fully disclosed but were factors in these latest developments, someone will surely be held accountable,” Duque said in a radio interview on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The health chief was referring to the recent disclosure by Sanofi Pasteur that its Dengvaxia vaccine, which had been administered to more than 700,000 public school children under a health department immunization program, was found to cause a severe case of the disease among recipients who had not contracted dengue before getting the vaccine.<\/p>\n

Duque said cases would be filed against those found liable, once the department completes its probe.<\/p>\n

He said their legal service department was also looking into the contract between the Department of Health (DOH) and Sanofi to check the legal implications of the controversy.<\/p>\n

Duque said even private individuals could file class action suits against those whom they believe should be held accountable.<\/p>\n

“I heard there were already those planning to file class suits in behalf of the children who have been vaccinated and their worried parents,” he related.<\/p>\n

The National Bureau of Investigation has already been ordered to probe the dengue vaccine controversy.<\/p>\n

Duque further said they were pushing for the return of the PHP3.5-billion public fund spent to procure the vaccines from Sanofi.<\/p>\n

“Probably, we can ask Sanofi to refund the whole PHP3.5 billion and we will just return the remaining vaccines we still have in storage,” he said, noting that they had a stockpile of about PHP1.4 billion worth of dengue vaccines.<\/p>\n

The vaccines, stored at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, are set to expire between 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday suspended the sale, distribution, and marketing of Dengvaxia in the country \u201cin order to protect the general public\u201d.<\/p>\n

In its Advisory No. 2017-318 signed by FDA director general, Nela Charade G. Puno, the agency also directed Sanofi to conduct an information campaign \u201cthrough Advisories, Dear Doctor Letters, and Patient fora\u201d.<\/p>\n

“The FDA is closely coordinating with the Department of Health for any adverse events\/reactions that may be reported by the recipients following their immunization of Dengvaxia, and will immediately take appropriate measures to protect the public,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

The FDA likewise encouraged all drug establishments, as well as consumers and non-consumer users, such as health care professionals, to take part in the post-marketing surveillance of Dengvaxia by reporting to the FDA any incident that indicates that \u201cDengvaxia has caused or contributed to the death, serious illness, or serious injury to a consumer, a patient, or any person\u201d.\u00a0(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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