The Department of Health (DOH) will look into the reason why the government bought the now-controversial vaccine, Dengvaxia, for P1,000 per dose instead of P600, Health Secretary Francisco III said on Wednesday. “Nagulat talaga ako kasi hindi ko alam ‘yon e (I was really surprised because I do not know those details.) Lam admitted that he was paid by Sanofi Pasteur for P300,000 for undertaking the research. Lam told lawmakers that the vaccine’s threshold price is at $13 per dose (P600) while the “societal price” is at $21 (P1,000) per dose. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda took swipe at Lam’s explanation, saying he “would probably buy the drug” but not Lam’s logic.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 13, 2017 12:40 UTC