Her parents claimed that De Guzman, 10, died of severe dengue six months after being immunized with Dengvaxia in April last year. “Those claiming that Dengvaxia has not resulted in the death of the students who were injected with it are lying. The death of two students in Bataan and Pampanga provinces last year were due to pneumonia and heart disease, Fantone said. Tests, Sanofi said, showed that Dengvaxia could worsen symptoms in vaccinated people who had not been exposed to the dengue virus before. Acosta said Aguirre had ordered her office to assist parents whose children died after being immunized with Dengvaxia.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 19, 2017 23:25 UTC