After hearing the testimony of former President S. Benigno Aquino III, Senator JV Ejercito is convinced that the ex-Chief Executive’s decision allowing the implementation of the P3.5 billion anti-dengue immunization program using Dengvaxia was done in good faith. Ejercito pointed out that presidents only rely on their secretaries or heads of agencies for information on every important issue. Possible that he (Aquino) was misinformed on the whole dengue vaccine issue,” he added. Aquino justified his actions related to the government’s anti-dengue vaccination program, including the use of Dengvaxia, when he testified during Thursday’s committee hearing at the Senate. READ: Dengvaxia underwent local, int’l processes for safety, efficacy, Aquino told/kga

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 15, 2017 02:03 UTC