President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he was withholding judgment on who should be held accountable for the P3.5-billion vaccination program fiasco. Mr. Duterte also said that the deaths linked to Dengvaxia should not be automatically blamed on the anti-dengue vaccine. The amount is nothing to me…any amount that could save the Filipino, especially the children,” the President said in a press briefing. ADVERTISEMENTMr. Duterte said he knew what it felt like to have one’s children infected with dengue since his son Sebastian got infected once. ADVERTISEMENTThe President also noted that he had not heard anything form Davao about anyone dying of severe dengue after being vaccinated with Dengvaxia.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 13, 2017 12:22 UTC