{"id":199906,"date":"2019-01-29T22:24:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T03:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=199906"},"modified":"2019-01-29T22:24:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T03:24:06","slug":"prrd-allays-fears-against-other-vaccines-amid-dengvaxia-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/01\/29\/prrd-allays-fears-against-other-vaccines-amid-dengvaxia-mess\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD allays fears against other vaccines amid Dengvaxia mess"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Duterte made this call during the groundbreaking ceremony of the new site of San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital in Panghulo, Malabon City. (PNA File Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday urged parents not to let the scare over the controversial anti-dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, stop them from getting their children vaccinated for other infectious diseases.<\/p>\n

Duterte made this call during the groundbreaking ceremony of the new site of San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital in Panghulo, Malabon City.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimula \u2018yung nagkaroon ng gulo dito maraming mga pamilya dito sa Pilipinas, hindi lang sa Malabon, na natakot ng mga ganitong\u00a0<\/em>vaccination\u00a0at ayaw na<\/em>\u00a0(Since the Dengvaxia mess, there are many families in the Philippines, not just Malabon, who feared vaccination and no longer wanted it),\u201d Duterte said in his speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo not be lulled and be complacent about it kasi ang sanggol talaga kailangan (because infants really need it). Iyong Dengvaxia lang kung ayaw ninyo okay lang (But if you don\u2019t like Dengvaxia, it\u2019s okay),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte assured that the government had\u00a0sufficient<\/em>\u00a0supply of vaccines for diseases such as polio, measles, and pneumonia among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi naman tayo nagkulang sa bakuna eh \u2018di<\/em>\u00a0(We don\u2019t lack vaccines) — because it is good and it is for the health of the person,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Fears over the controversial anti-dengue vaccine rose after French vaccine manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur issued a global advisory, warning of the risks of administering Dengvaxia to persons with no history of dengue in 2017.<\/p>\n

Both chambers of Congress held inquiries into the possibility that the purchase of the vaccine was rushed by the Aquino administration to allegedly use the funds during campaign period.<\/p>\n

Universal Healthcare<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Duterte also expressed desire to provide affordable, if not free, medicines and healthcare to the poor under the proposed Universal Health Care (UHC) program.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the way,\u00a0ibinulong sa akin ni<\/em>\u00a0Secretary Duque.\u00a0Hinahabol nila \u2018yung<\/em>\u00a0universal healthcare (Health Secretary Franciso Duque III whispered something. They want me to include universal healthcare). Universal healthcare oh.\u00a0Wala ng bayad lahat<\/em>\u00a0(Everything will be free),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng gusto ko kasi<\/em>\u00a0(What I want is that) there will never be a lack of medicines for the people. I really grieve for people who go around strutting,\u00a0dala-dala ‘yung mga resibo na<\/em>\u00a0(bringing their receipts). You just go to the hospital and we will try to make out something out of this,\u201d he later told reporters in a chance interview.<\/p>\n

On Dec. 10, both houses of the Congress ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the UHC. At present, the bill is up for the President\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n

Duterte earlier certified the passage of the UHC bill as urgent to address the need for an affordable, comprehensive, and quality health care program that is accessible to all Filipinos.<\/p>\n

The UHC program, when enacted into law, will automatically enroll all Filipinos in the National Health Insurance Program and correct the inefficiencies in the current health system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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