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The Dengvaxia controversy (locally [dɛŋˈvakʃa]) occurred in the Philippines when the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia was found to increase the risk of disease severity for some people who had received it. [1] [2] A vaccination program run by the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) administered Sanofi Pasteur's Dengvaxia to schoolchildren. [3]
The Philippines is considering re-introducing a dengue vaccine whose use it halted because of links to the deaths of several children, as authorities battle to contain a dengue outbreak that has ...
UNICEF and the WHO has also attributed increase vaccine hesitancy in 2018 due to the Dengue vaccine controversy as a factor contributing to the outbreak. [5] Statistical data from UNICEF, however, shows that decline in Measles vaccination began as early as 2014, four years before the Dengvaxia controversy happened. [12]
In December 2018, Dengvaxia was approved in the European Union. [7]In May 2019, Dengvaxia was approved in the United States as the first vaccine approved for the prevention of dengue disease caused by all dengue virus serotypes (1, 2, 3, and 4) in people ages nine through 16 who have laboratory-confirmed previous dengue infection and who live in endemic areas.
September 1 – The Quezon City Regional Trial Court releases its August 20 decision dismissing criminal cases against Iloilo representative and former Health Secretary Janette Garin and her co-respondents in relation to the Dengvaxia controversy, citing insufficient evidence.
LGBTQ students and advocates at BYU in Utah slammed the school for requiring all freshmen read a controversial 2021 speech that they say incited violence and hatred against the queer community.
A separate notice was posted around 4:30 p.m. Thursday to announce that Tishomingo Public Schools homecoming activities scheduled for Friday, including the parade and football game, are canceled ...
In January 2018, Uson lashed out at critics over an award for government service that she had received from the University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association, [82] stating that the controversy was being used to cover up issues over Dengvaxia in the Philippines, former Senator Franklin Drilon's receiving of funds from Janet Lim-Napoles, and the ...