Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday dismissed as “baseless” the reported plan of lawyers and doctors to file cases against him over the children’s alleged deaths due to the controversial Dengvaxia anti-dengue vaccine. Duque was reacting to the announcement of Public Attorneys’ Office (PAO) forensics chief Dr. Erwin Erfe that there are groups seeking to file cases against the health secretary to revoke his license as a doctor. ADVERTISEMENT“I do not wish to dignify the complaints that Dr. Erfe and company plan to file in PRC [Professional Regulation Commission] and ICC,” Duque told reporters. I consider these actions as totally baseless, malicious, fictitious,” Duque added. Duque says rap filed against him over Dengvaxia ‘malicious’New raps filed vs Duque, Garin over Dengvaxia messThe administration of Dengvaxia to children began during the term of President Benigno Aquino III.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 30, 2018 09:45 UTC