PNP probes death of staff injected with Dengvaxia, finds no link to vaccine - News Summed Up

PNP probes death of staff injected with Dengvaxia, finds no link to vaccine


The PNP Health Service said the utility man went to the PNP General Hospital on January 9 after suffering from headache, fever, sore throat, and muscle pain. The PNP General Hospital recommended that the patient be transferred to a tertiary hospital where he succumbed eventually to pneumonia. The PNP Health Service disclosed that the patient was one of the recipients of Dengvaxia in September 2017 at Camp Crame. The PNP said 4,455 individuals, composed of policemen, their dependents, and other personnel, received the Dengvaxia vaccine nationwide. Of the 4,455 individuals, 61 reported they felt flu-like symptoms like muscle pain, coughing, cold, and slight fever, the PNP Health Service said.


Source: Manila Times March 01, 2018 10:52 UTC



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