According to Dante Jimenez, chairman of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), the parents of Abbie are appealing to President Rodrigo Duterte for justice. Abby, a 13-year-old student who was inoculated with Dengvaxia in November 2017, died on February 10, days after developing a fever. Jimenez echoed the sentiments of the parents and called on Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd to listen to them and join the grieving parents. The parents of Abbie’s classmates are also bothered and fearful because their children also received the vaccine, Jimenez said. Jimenez said Health officials allowed the vaccine to be administered on children without informing their parents about the possible side effects of Dengvaxia.

Source: Manila Times February 18, 2018 17:03 UTC