Vaccine issue continues to stir controversy 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetThe vaccine issue which had its beginnings in the previous administration continues to stir controversy today not only in connection with the national health program but also in the halls of Congress where two Congress members clashed early this week. He said the nation’s mothers had lost confidence in the government’s vaccination program, because of the Dengvaxia controversy and had thus kept their children from getting the usual vaccinations against polio, dengue, and other diseases. He also cited the tetanus toxoid program of 1996 purportedly to protect women of child-bearing age from tetanus. Yun ang ating harapin.”The Dengvaxia controversy of 2016 has never been fully resolved.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 11, 2019 16:07 UTC