A group of doctors, scientists and health professionals on Thursday urged the government to lift the ban on the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine and allow its limited private use. The group is led by former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral and includes physicians, scientists, educators, former secretaries of health, and past and present heads of various professional medical associations and nongovernmental organizations. But didn’t they say that the dengue cases are worsening? The DOH reported more than 130,000 dengue cases nationwide, with 561 deaths, as of July 13, or almost double than last year’s. The means to protect public health have been denied to our people because of politics and ill motives,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 01, 2019 21:11 UTC