The Department of Health has spent over P22 million in medical assistance to recipients of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine who were confined in hospitals in four affected regions. ADVERTISEMENTThis amount was disbursed beginning December last year or shortly after the controversy over the Dengvaxia vaccine broke out, covering more than four months. This means that the DOH has exceeded its initial P20 million allotment for medical assistance to the four regions covered by the Dengvaxia immunization program. Meanwhile, the Dengue Investigation Task Force of the Philippine General Hospital is finalizing its second report on another 17 cases of deaths of Dengvaxia recipients. Domingo said the PGH-DITF is still studying the case of an adult who died following his innoculation with the Dengvaxia vaccine.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 13, 2018 08:48 UTC