{"id":226249,"date":"2019-08-09T22:11:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T02:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=226249"},"modified":"2019-08-09T22:11:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T02:11:15","slug":"listen-to-health-experts-on-dengvaxia-revival-solon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/08\/09\/listen-to-health-experts-on-dengvaxia-revival-solon\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to health experts on Dengvaxia revival: solon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senator Pia Cayetano on Friday agreed with President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s position to wait for the advice of health experts and doctors before considering the reintroduction of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine in the country. (Photo courtesy: Pia Cayetano’s office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Senator Pia Cayetano on Friday agreed with President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s position to wait for the advice of health experts and doctors before considering the reintroduction of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine in the country.<\/p>\n

Cayetano made the statement after the Department of Health (DOH) declared a national dengue epidemic due to the alarming rise of the mosquito-borne disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a technical and scientific matter that should be left to the health experts. The President (already) said he\u2019s listening to them, so let\u2019s give this time,\u201d Cayetano said in a television interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cSana po huwag muna tayong mag<\/em>-comment\u2026\u00a0Kasi litong-lito na ang mga tao<\/em>\u00a0(I hope we could refrain from commenting… because people are getting confused),\u201d the senator said.<\/p>\n

Cayetano said politicians should rather focus on discussing policies to ensure better access to health care services while public health specialists decide whether or not Dengvaxia should be used again or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cSana po ang mga<\/em>\u00a0politicians (Hopefully, the politicians) –we just discuss policies. Our policy is we want to ensure the safety of the Filipino people. We want to ensure that they have access to [appropriate healthcare services]. The poor should also have access to whatever is available to the rich,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

President Duterte on Thursday said he is open to the use of Dengvaxia again, but admitted that he remains in a quandary whether or not to lift the ban on the use of Dengvaxia.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I am open to the use of Dengvaxia again.\u00a0Maraming patay na<\/em>\u00a0(Many died already), it\u2019s an epidemic,\u201d Duterte said in a media interview after an event in Malaca\u00f1an Palace.<\/p>\n

\u201cAko (me), I\u2019d rather go on the side of science. If nobody would believe me, still I would say that if there is anything there in the Western medicine and even\u00a0itong<\/em>\u00a0herbal\u00a0ng mga<\/em>\u00a0(even this herbal of the) Oriental if it would mean saving people\u2019s lives, I\u2019ll go for it,\u201d he told the Palace reporters.<\/p>\n

DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday declared a National Dengue Epidemic in the wake of 146,062 cases recorded since January to July 20 this year.<\/p>\n

In February this year, DOH\u2019s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permanently revoked the certificates of product registration issued to Dengvaxia over the failure of vaccine-maker Sanofi Pasteur to submit post-approval papers.<\/p>\n

In 2017, the government stopped its dengue immunization program using Dengvaxia after Sanofi came out with advisory which said patients who had no prior exposure to dengue virus could suffer severe symptoms if vaccinated with Dengvaxia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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