Earlier, Erfe said the examiners had observed a pattern in the death of five children who had been inoculated with Dengvaxia. More than 830,000 schoolchildren had already received at least one dose of Dengvaxia before the DOH stopped the immunization program. Erfe said the death certificate showed Pestillos died of systemic lupus erythematosus or autoimmune disease. Erfe said the children died soon after they showed symptoms of severe dengue. Both children received Dengvaxia six months earlier.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 10, 2018 22:52 UTC